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Source: 'Phishing for Phools' by Akerlof and Shiller

The book 'Phishing for Phools' by Nobel laureates George Akerlof and Robert Shiller provides an accessible explanation of the 'market for lemons' and introduces a broader theory of how free markets can lead to manipulation. The authors argue that businesses often have an incentive to exploit consumers' psychological biases and incomplete knowledge. [2, 5]

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