2002
Dynamic Trading in a Durable Good Market with Asymmetric Information
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Publication
International Economic Review p. 257- 282
We analyze a dynamic version of the Akerlof–Wilson “lemons” market in a competitive durable good setting. There is a fixed set of sellers with private information about the quality of their wares. The price mechanism sorts sellers of different qualities into different time periods—prices and average quality of goods traded increase over time. Goods of all qualities are traded in finite time. Market failure arises because of the waiting involved—particularly for sellers of better quality. The equilibrium path may exhibit intermediate breaks in trading.
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International Economic Review | |
Organisation | Erasmus School of Economics |
Janssen, M., & Roy, S. (2002). Dynamic Trading in a Durable Good Market with Asymmetric Information. International Economic Review, 257–282. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/11640 |