Article 1J1BJ Electronics repair shops overbill for labor when the customer has insurance

Electronics repair shops overbill for labor when the customer has insurance

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Cory Doctorow
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In Insurance coverage of customers induces dishonesty of sellers in markets for credence goods, a research paper in PNAS by German and Austrian economists, the authors show experimental evidence that electronics repair shops are more likely to overcharge for labor when their customers have insurance. (more")

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