In a lab experiment setting, subjects exercised product
choices in which country of origin and other variables were
manipulated. Findings suggest that consumers are more
wary of products from less developed countries when the
financial risk is higher and when they are seeking a product
with superior tangible attributes. However, within a given
product class, manipulating price did not produce interac
tion effects with country of origin.
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