Bridging the gap between elementary and advanced approaches to teaching adverse selection

Ricard Rigall-I-Torrent ()

International Review of Economics Education, 2013, vol. 12, issue C, 12-19

Abstract: The paper proposes a framework for teaching adverse selection based on simple graphical and numerical arguments. This framework goes beyond the typical case of discrete quality levels currently found in intermediate microeconomics books and allows for a (more realistic) continuum of quality levels without the resort to integral calculus. This proposed approach is useful for putting the emphasis on the beliefs of individuals about the behaviour of others and for considering thin markets and market vanishing as outcomes of dynamic processes.

Keywords: Belief; Thin market; Market vanishing; Asymmetric information; Adverse selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A22 D82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2013.04.002

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