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Tasters' bias in wine guides' quality evaluations

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APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS
Volume 20, Issue 12, Pages 1174-1177

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ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2013.797552

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asymmetric information; quality; ratings; bias; L15; D82

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Using a new database on Italian wines rated by the Guida dei Vini di Veronelli from 2004 to 2009, we show that the tasters' quality evaluations are affected by two sources of personal bias, namely generosity and personal preferences towards certain types of wine characteristics.

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