Economic problems of dual quality of everyday consumer goods

Závadský, Ján, 1975-

Economic problems of dual quality of everyday consumer goods = Еkonomična problema podvijnych standartiv jakosti tovariv ščodennogo spoživannija / Ján Závadský, Vladimír Hiadlovský. -- The dual quality of everyday consumer goods has been proven in the EU, although a geographical pattern dividing the EU into eastern and western parts has not been confirmed. This practice of some manufacturers is mainly mentioned from legislative and ethical points of view, yet its economic impact is also not negligible. It often happens that a consumer buys goods in his country in the same or very similar packaging as consumers abroad, however with a different composition (made with lower quality cheaper raw materials, containing a smaller proportion of basic raw materials or with a lower content of goods). The consumer can thus ask why he gets less or a lower quality product for his/her money than consumers abroad. In our research, we focused on Slovak consumers' perception of the economic dimension of dual quality. According to the results of a survey of 987 respondents, 89% of the respondents have heard of dual quality and 84% of the respondents are concerned about this practice. M

In Economic Annals-XXI : research journal. -- Kiev : Institute of Society Transformation, 2020. -- ISSN 1728-6220. -- ISSN 1728-6239. -- No. 9-10 (2020), pp. 70-78