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

S-Tier
Journal: Quarterly Journal of Economics
Year: 1970
Volume: 84
Issue: 3
Pages: 488-500

Authors (1)

George A. Akerlof (University of California-Berke...)

Score contribution per author:

8.043 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

View Full Article View on IDEAS/RePEc

Abstract

I. Introduction, 488. — II. The model with automobiles as an example, 489. — III. Examples and applications, 492. — IV. Counteracting institutions, 499. — V. Conclusion, 500.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:qjecon:v:84:y:1970:i:3:p:488-500.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-24