Lecture 8: Assymmetric Information
Topics
- Adverse Selection: Definition; Market for Lemons
- Simple Model of Adverse Selection in Insurance Markets
- Moral Hazard in Unemployment Insurance
References: Nicholson & Snyder, Microeconomic Theory, 13e, Chapter 18
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