International Journal

The Market for "Lemons": Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism

Authors

George A. Akerlof

Journal

The Quarterly Journal of Economics

Year Published

1970

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Citations

23314 citations

Type

Article

Language

EN

Topics & Concepts

Mechanism (biology) (0.66) Quality (philosophy) (0.60) Business (0.47) Market mechanism (0.46) Economics (0.36)

Abstract

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Author Details

George A. Akerlof

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