The Effect of Information on Market Activity; Evidence from Vehicle Recalls

Inge van den Bijgaart and Davide Cerruti ()

No 8636, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: We evaluate the effect of vehicle recalls on vehicle transactions in the second-hand market. Using a rich dataset of Dutch vehicle registrations, we exploit the quasi-experimental variation in recalls across nearly-identical cars. We find strong heterogeneities across market segment: vehicles with a lower (higher) list price or some (zero) defects experience an increase (decrease) in transactions after a recall. Based on our theoretical model, this suggests that recalls increase sorting in low-end markets, yet exacerbate adverse selection in high-end markets. Our results shed light on the effect of information arrival in markets subject to uncertainty and information asymmetries.

Keywords: vehicles; recalls; adverse selection; sorting; information (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 D83 L15 L62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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