Who initiates recalls and who cares? Evidence from the automobile industry
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Rupp, NG; Taylor, CR
Published in: Journal of Industrial Economics
January 1, 2002
In this paper, we investigate two questions. First, we explore which entity (the NHTSA or the manufacturer) is more likely to initiate a given auto safety recall campaign. Second, we analyze the determinants of owner response rates to safety recalls. Our data spans nineteen years (1980-1998) for the six largest auto manufacturers. We find evidence that the government initiates larger, less hazardous recalls involving older models and financially weak firms. Inexpensive recalls are more likely to be manufacturer initiated. The largest owner repair responses are associated with newsworthy hazardous defects of new domestic vehicles in their inaugural model year.
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Journal of Industrial Economics
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0022-1821
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
Volume
50
Issue
2
Start / End Page
123 / 149
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 3803 Economic theory
- 3801 Applied economics
- 1403 Econometrics
- 1402 Applied Economics
- 1401 Economic Theory
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Rupp, N. G., & Taylor, C. R. (2002). Who initiates recalls and who cares? Evidence from the automobile industry. Journal of Industrial Economics, 50(2), 123–149. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6451.00171
Rupp, N. G., and C. R. Taylor. “Who initiates recalls and who cares? Evidence from the automobile industry.” Journal of Industrial Economics 50, no. 2 (January 1, 2002): 123–49. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6451.00171.
Rupp NG, Taylor CR. Who initiates recalls and who cares? Evidence from the automobile industry. Journal of Industrial Economics. 2002 Jan 1;50(2):123–49.
Rupp, N. G., and C. R. Taylor. “Who initiates recalls and who cares? Evidence from the automobile industry.” Journal of Industrial Economics, vol. 50, no. 2, Jan. 2002, pp. 123–49. Scopus, doi:10.1111/1467-6451.00171.
Rupp NG, Taylor CR. Who initiates recalls and who cares? Evidence from the automobile industry. Journal of Industrial Economics. 2002 Jan 1;50(2):123–149.
Published In
Journal of Industrial Economics
DOI
ISSN
0022-1821
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
Volume
50
Issue
2
Start / End Page
123 / 149
Related Subject Headings
- Economics
- 3803 Economic theory
- 3801 Applied economics
- 1403 Econometrics
- 1402 Applied Economics
- 1401 Economic Theory