Knock-Off Bags May Boost Sales of Real Thing

A New York City councilwoman is trying to make it illegal to own a knock-off designer bag in her district of Chinatown, on the grounds that it hurts business for the real designer. Not so fast, writes Ray Fisman at Slate . Counterfeits may actually help those businesses by essentially acting…

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Knock-Off Bags May Boost Sales of Real Thing

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