Adverse selection occurs in the used car market because:

A. the seller has more information than the buyer.
B. the buyer has more information than the seller.
C. both the buyer and the seller have incomplete information.
D. Any of these could be the cause of adverse selection in the used car market.


A. the seller has more information than the buyer.

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