information asymmetry
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinformationandasymmetry
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information
noun[U]
uk/ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
facts about a situation, person, ...
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asymmetry
noun[C or U]
uk/eɪˈsɪm.ə.tri/us/eɪˈsɪm.ə.tri/
the state of two halves, sides, or parts that are not exactly the same in shape ...
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(Definition ofinformationandasymmetryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Increased demand from these groups, to which most patients probably belong, will not be due toinformationasymmetrybetween users and producers of drugs.
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The theory assumes aninformationasymmetry, with governments having better expectations about future performance than the electorate.
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We make our main theoretical contribution in the second step, which consists of specifying how the degree ofinformationasymmetryevolves over time.
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We then ran the remaining five under varying conditions ofinformationasymmetryand property regimes.
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Here, the public faces two kinds ofinformationasymmetry.
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The main reasons were that bothinformationasymmetryand health-insurance coverage cause more physician-induced demand (20).
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This advantage is accentuated by theinformationasymmetrythat exists between the two branches.
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Again, we first examine theinformationasymmetrybetween the two investors.
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There is also aninformationasymmetrybetween healthcare organizations.
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Due to theinformationasymmetrybetween patients and their doctors, an agency relationship exists.
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There is an obviousinformationasymmetrybetween managers and healthcare professionals, and between professionals and customers or patients.
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The principle behind the public disclosure approach is the correction of aninformationasymmetry.
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But much of the problem resides with cost escalation driven by competitive provision, customisation andinformationasymmetrybetween supplier and customer.
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Another reason put forward to explain why political actors delegate authority to non-majoritarian institutions is that it resolves problems ofinformationasymmetry.
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More empirical evidence is required on the impact of suchinformationasymmetryon different insurance markets and with respect to different genetic conditions.
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This information effect is stronger when is small and theinformationasymmetrybetween the two classes of investors is large.
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Withinformationasymmetry, however, the relationship between volume and the serial correlation of returns is ambiguous.
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Withoutinformationasymmetry, volume is always negatively related to the return autocorrelation.
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Sixth, aninformationasymmetryalso exists in the use of prenatal diagnosis.
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