) depends on the level of asymmetric information within supply chains and on the types of contracts between manufacturers and … constant and independent of retailers’ costs. The number of brands is lower (resp. higher) with asymmetric information than … with complete information when contracts are linear (resp. with two-part tariffs). Moreover, the number of brands is always …

information about their marginal costs choose to produce less differentiated products than retailers with no private information …, in order to increase their information rents. Hence, information asymmetry increases social welfare because it induces …

information about future profits. Authority gives one player the right to decide first in a pre-defined set of alternatives. In …

evidence on the effect of income risk and information acquisition on portfolio choice. …

screening tests (mammography and colonoscopy). In order to study the role of information on the decision to screen, we test … whether the health-education gradient varies with the quality of the information provided by the health care system, as … fact that better educated individuals are more able to process and internalize health related information as provided by …

. The results suggest that lack of information can explain, at least in part, the impressive rise in female obesity in …

We derive a set of optimal environmental regulations in the presence of asymmetric information about pollution … commits to monitoring of compliance with incentive compatible environmental regulations. The regulator can reveal regulations …

collateral value is volatile, this incentive leads to rationing and non-competitive interest rates. If banks share information …