Too much trade: the hidden problem of adverse selection
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- de Meza, David & Reito, Francesco & Reyniers, Diane, 2021. "Too much trade: The hidden problem of adverse selection," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 204(C).
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Keywords
adverse selection; insurance; credit; used cars;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
- D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
- D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CWA-2021-11-22 (Central and Western Asia)
- NEP-IAS-2021-11-22 (Insurance Economics)
- NEP-MIC-2021-11-22 (Microeconomics)
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