Deception and price in a market with asymmetric information

In markets with asymmetric information, only sellers have knowledge about the quality of goods. Sellers may of course make a declaration of the quality, but unless there are sanctions imposed on false declarations or reputations are at stake, such declarations are tantamount to cheap talk. Nonethele...

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Main Authors: Kimmo Eriksson, Brent Simpson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2007-02-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500000243/type/journal_article