Few bad apples or plenty of lemons: which makes it harder to market plums?
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Keywords
adverse selection; d1; price-setting; off-equilibrium; market for lemons;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality
- D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
- D4 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design
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