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Asymmetric Information and Credit Rationing in a Model of Search

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  • Cemil Selcuk

    (Department of Economics, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK)

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This paper presents a competitive search model focusing on the impact of asymmetric information on credit markets. We show that limited entry by lenders results in endogenous credit rationing, which, in turn, plays a key role in managing adverse selection and prevents the credit market from collapsing.

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  • Cemil Selcuk, 2025. "Asymmetric Information and Credit Rationing in a Model of Search," Games, MDPI, vol. 16(1), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jgames:v:16:y:2025:i:1:p:1-:d:1558573
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