A. Michael Spence

Prize Lecture

Signaling in Retrospect and the Informational Structure of Markets

A. Michael Spence held his Prize Lecture December 8, 2001, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was presented by Lars E.O. Svensson, Chairman of the Prize Committee.

Signaling in Retrospect and the Informational Structure of Markets

A. Michael Spence held his Prize Lecture December 8, 2001, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was presented by Lars E.O. Svensson, Chairman of the Prize Committee.

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From Les Prix Nobel. The Nobel Prizes 2001, Editor Tore Frängsmyr, [Nobel Foundation], Stockholm, 2002

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