Transparency (market)
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In economics, a market is transparent if much is known by many about: What products and services or capital assets are available, market depth (quantity available), what price, and where. Transparency is important since it is one of the theoretical conditions required for a free market to be efficient. Price transparency can, however, lead to higher prices. For example, if it makes sellers reluctant to give steep discounts to certain buyers (e.g. disrupting price dispersion among buyers), or if it facilitates collusion, and price volatility is another concern.
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See also
- Competition regulator
- Consumer organization
- Consumer protection
- Efficient market
- Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (or EITI)
- Information
- International Sugar Organization
- Market anomaly
- Shell corporation
- Transfer pricing
- Transparency (behavior)
- Underground economy
- Valuation (finance)
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