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signaling (economics)  

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  • Signaling refers to market actors' use of visible attributes that convey information to or change the beliefs of other actors in the market. Because signals are under the control of the signaler, they are, at least partially, designed to communicate. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Signaling]

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