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Economics Primer - The Market for Lemons
Geoff Riley
24th July 2016
The Economist is running a series of primers on key economics ideas and papers. The first focuses on George Akerlof's brilliant work on asymmetric information and market failure in The Market for Lemons. Read the piece here.
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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