Non-Existence of Single-Wage Equilibria in Search Models with Adverse Selection

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Journal: Review of Economic Studies
Year: 1992
Volume: 59
Issue: 3
Pages: 617-624

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Abstract

This paper examines the problem of non-existence of a single-wage equilibrium in a simple search model with asymmetric information. A pure-strategy, symmetric Nash equilibrium fails to exist because adverse selection arising from steady-state considerations causes a non-concavity in the payoff function.

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RePEc Handle
repec:oup:restud:v:59:y:1992:i:3:p:617-624.
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General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-24