I propose a model of the housing market using a search framework with asymmetric information in which sellers are … advantage in the matching process, incentive compatible listing contracts are implementable as long as housing is not already … posting as a signalling device to direct buyers' search. Adverse selection and inefficient entry on the demand side then …

We develop a three-stage model of abatement technology search, adoption, and deployment. Using this model, which draws … on search theory tools more frequently used in labour and monetary economics, we compare market-based and command …-and-control pollution control instruments with respect to the incentives each provides for abatement technology search and adoption …

Experimental studies of search behavior suggest that individuals stop searching earlier than predicted by the optimal … standard search task as well as a lottery task designed to elicit utility functions. We find that search heuristics are not …

incurring a positive search cost, the agent can consult an expert, whose interest is partially aligned with him. There are … vanishing search cost. The main findings are as follows. First, there are signal structures with which both the agent's payoff …

increase in the option value of search: with better ability to differentiate offer quality, workers become choosier and … ultimately have better migration experiences. This offers a new perspective on the importance of information and matching …

are consistent with an increase in the option value of search: with better ability to differentiate offer quality, workers … search longer, select higher-quality intermediaries, and ultimately have better migration experiences. …