Suppose a Competitive Market with Adverse Selection Has Settled into a Pooling

question 23

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Suppose a competitive market with adverse selection has settled into a pooling equilibrium where everyone is offered the same price.If full markets are re-established through signals, the new equilibrium will be more efficient than the original pooling equilibrium.

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