Imperfect Competition and Efficiency in Lemons Markets

Abhinay Muthoo and Suresh Mutuswami

No 270999, Economic Research Papers from University of Warwick - Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper studies the impact of competition on the degree of ineffi- ciency in lemons markets. More precisely, we characterize the second-best mechanism (i.e., the optimal mechanism with private information) in a stylized lemons market with finite numbers of buyers and sellers. We then study the relationship between the degree of efficiency of the second-best mechanism and market competitiveness. The relationship between the first-best and second-best mechanisms is also explored

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Financial Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32
Date: 2010
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Journal Article: Imperfect Competition and Efficiency in Lemons Markets (2011)
Working Paper: Imperfect Competition and Efficiency in Lemons Markets (2007)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.270999

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