Issues and Types of Adverse Selection and Negative Selection

Author information:

László Csorba: Eszterházy Károly University, Senior Lecturer. E-mail: csorba.laszlo@uni-eszterhazy.hu

Cite as (APA):

Csorba, L. (2019). Issues and Types of Adverse Selection and Negative Selection. Financial and Economic Review, 18(2), 87–116. https://doi.org/10.33893/FER.18.2.87116

Column:

Study

Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes:

D81, D82, D92, E32, L15

Keywords:

economic evolution, economic selection, adverse selection, negative selection, market structure, stakeholder theories

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