Ignorance is bliss? Uncertainty about product valuation may benefit consumers

Tarcisio da Graça Department of Economics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Economics, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Economic Policy and Enforcement Branch, Canadian Competition Bureau, Gatineau, QC, K1A 0C9, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]

Robert Masson Department of Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA

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