The Information-Economics Perspective on Brand Equity : Now Publishers : 9781680831689 : 31 Aug 2016 : The Information-Economics Perspective on Brand Equity focuses on the information-economics theoretic framework of brand equity. The authors posit that consumer-based brand equity is the value of a brand as a credible signal of a product's positioning. In their framework, the content, clarity, and credibility of the brand signal creates intangible benefits, enhances perceived quality, and decreases consumer-perceived risk and information costs, and hence increases consumer utility, which underlies the added value associated with a brand. The central (and motivating) construct in this view is the "credibility" of brands as signals. Following a short introduction, section 2 discusses the underpinnings of this framework of brand equity and outlines the analytical models of signaling under quality uncertainty, brand premia, and reputation. Section 3 outlines this information-economics theo