Search, adverse selection, and the services of financial experts

Financial Services Review, Winter 2003 by Ligon, James A

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James A. Ligon*

Department of Economies, Finance & Legal Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscalooxa, AL 35487-0224, USA

Accepted 8 September 2003

*Tel.: 1-205-348-6313; fax: 1-205-348-0590.

E-mail address: jligon@cba.ua.edu (J.A. Ligon).