Behavioral equilibrium in economies with adverse selection

American Economic Review

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1269-1291

  Esponda, Ignacio ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53349099529     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.4.1269     Document Type: Article

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