Information failure

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  • Created on: 24-11-12 18:37
What is information failure?
Information failure is a lack of information resulting in consumers and producers making decisions that do not maximise welfare.
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Information failure is a form of?
Market failure
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What is asymmetric information?
Asymmetric information is information that is not equally shared between two parties carrying out a transaction
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When you visit a doctor with an illness - you rely on the doctors experience to give you the diagnosis and treatment you need. This is an example of?
Asymmetric information
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Information failure is a form of?

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When you visit a doctor with an illness - you rely on the doctors experience to give you the diagnosis and treatment you need. This is an example of?

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