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information-asymmetry

A market for lemons (13 June 2026) (1970). Information asymmetry drives out quality products and distorts markets.
source: Akerlof, G. A. (1970). “The Market for ‘Lemons’: Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 84(3), 488-500.
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