The term
"asymmetric information" means that in a situation, one party involved possesses more knowledge or information than the other party. This imbalance in information can result in one party having an advantage or being at a disadvantage, especially in economic or financial transactions.
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In the article, he explains the problem
of asymmetric information by examining the market for used cars: some used cars are «cherries» and others are «lemons.»
A firm facing a financial market we consider characterized
by asymmetric information, and significant costs in the event of financial distress.
Significant fields of study in microeconomics include markets
under asymmetric information, choice under uncertainty and economic applications of game theory.
«This leads to
asymmetric information flow through the herd and, interestingly, agrees with the traditional knowledge of the Inuit, which states that a subset of «lead» caribou effectively guide the path of the annual migration,» says Berdahl.
Problem Statements for the project: In a multiplayer game centred around a single screen, in what ways can technology be used to
deliver asymmetric information to the players?
Having successfully raised over $ 40 million during their recent token sale, the RCN network has the potential to democratize digital economy by increasing credit access for borrowers, eliminating the risk of default for lenders, and
reducing asymmetric information between network agents.
We wanted to examine the use
of asymmetric information, i.e. how to deliver unique and hidden information to players in a game that is centred around a single screen.
If the egg were indelibly etched
with asymmetric information that unequivocably determines development, the argument went, how could two embryonic cells be separated and still produce whole, intact, normal individuals?
But that's the conclusion of a provocative research paper,
Asymmetric Information and Entrepreneurship, that explains a new theory of why some people choose to be entrepreneurs.
The probability of being distressed financially is relatively small; it issues mandatory convertibles if it faces a smaller extent of
the asymmetric information, but a greater probability...
The reason why most early financial contracts with traders and other entrepreneurs took the form of debt rather than equity was
asymmetric information: The creditor could not easily discover exactly how profitable the debtor's business was.
TL; DR: In their latest paper «Marriage, Divorce and
Asymmetric Information,» Steven Stern and Leora Friedberg, both... (read more)
One of the problems with getting out of debt quickly is that of
asymmetric information.
You can check out last week's links including a look at the end of
asymmetric information.
Stay away from funds with poor transparency and high levels of
asymmetric information.
Akerlof wrote a paper titled «Market For Lemons» which used the example of used - car market to explain the idea of
Asymmetric Information and how it can create pockets of inefficiency in an otherwise efficient market.
The Impact of
Asymmetric Information, Trade Documentation, Form of Transfer and Additional Terms of Trade on Hedge Funds» Trade Risk in European Secondary Loans
An offshoot of the principal - agent problem is
asymmetric information.
When you know that a market is prone to
asymmetric information, you can rest assured that there will many babies in the bathwater.
Background: adverse selection and
asymmetric information These policies aren't a great deal because of the effects...
How can
asymmetric information be delivered to players through haptic patterns in a game controller?
ESM 204 - Economics of Environmental Management [4 units] Costello Environmental regulation (incentives, command, and control),
asymmetric information (cost revelation and auditing), regulatory incidence, dynamics and discounting, exhaustible and renewable resources, valuation, environmental macroeconomics, trade and the environment, and comparative regulatory analysis.
In fact, there are many constraints in the traditional crop insurance especially due to moral hazard and
asymmetric information.
Blogger Megan McArdle («
Asymmetric Information») used the «local food» quandary to discourse on the capacity of carbon taxes to provide honest information on the true carbon costs of consumer purchases:
George Akerlof was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2001 for his research addressing the problems that arise in markets where sellers have material information that buyers do not (i.e. «
asymmetric information»).
There is
asymmetric information on a fundamental question on which value depends.
Most of these concerns can be linked to the fact that the legal services sector is characterised by incomplete or
asymmetric information.
That's because of a phenomenon known as «
asymmetric information.»
Therefore researchers, regulators, developers and potential investors looking at an ICO should look for paper trails to identify investors, users, organizers, insiders, and potential malicious actors.6 This also includes exchange operators and their principals who may learn weeks beforehand when a cryptocurrency will get listed and thus, may have material,
asymmetric information they can act on.
Clinical Leadership and
Asymmetric Information: The Impact of Physician Advice on Smoking Cessation