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Information Failure: Four Short Revision Videos
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Last updated 7 May 2020
This reference resource brings together four short videos looking at aspects of information failure in markets.
Information Failure: Markets for Used Vehicles
The market for used cars is chosen here as an application of asymmetric information in markets as a possible cause of market failure.
Information Failure: Health Insurance and Adverse Selection
The health insurance market is considered in this short video including the potential problems caused by adverse selection.
Information Failure: The Anti-Vaccination Movement
This video looks at a topical issue, namely the reluctance of a growing number of people in the United States and Europe to receive recommended vaccinations or refuse them altogether.
Information Failure: Key Analysis Diagrams
Here are some analysis diagrams that you might want to use to score good marks for analysis in exam questions on information failure.
Revision Quizlet Activity on Information Economics
Try this revision quizlet which contains a number of key terms on information economics.
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