Questions tagged [asymmetric-information]
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Does the demand for bad quality products increase when there is information asymmetry?
Situation 1 In a situation where we have two markets one with good quality products and the other with bad quality products, if we are in a situation where the buyer knows which is the good product ...
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What is the classic paper that derives borrowing constraints from asymmetric information?
In reading the Wikipedia article about the "financial accelerator," I read this
Firms’ ability to borrow depends essentially on the market value of
their net worth. The reason for this is the ...
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Moral Hazard or Adverse Selection?
I pay the doctor before he conducts the surgery.
Can anyone explain to me whether this statement shows moral hazard or adverse selection?
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Derivation on p.99 of Salanie, The Economics of Taxation (2nd edition)
Starting on p. 98 of Salanie's "The Economic of Taxation" (2nd edition), it explains
To probe it more rigorously, let us define the utility of taxpayer $w$ when he claims to have productivity $w'$:
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The Backward Bending Supply Curve, Asymmetric Information, and Monopoly
This recent question about when monopoly is undesirable made me curious about when monopoly is actually desirable? I was reminded of an argument for the efficiency of monopolies when moral hazard ...
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