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16-30 min
Economics

Why Is It So Difficult To Buy a High-Quality Used Car?

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With prices of new vehicles at all-time highs, many buyers are looking for used vehicles. This reading assignment explains why asymmetric information makes it difficult for used-car buyers to avoid "lemons" and why lemons are a larger problem for the used-car market. Print the article.

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