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The lemon problem refers to a market failure that occurs when there is asymmetric information between buyers and sellers, particularly in the used car market. Sellers have more knowledge about the quality of the cars than buyers, leading to a situation where high-quality cars are driven out of the market because buyers are only willing to pay an average price that reflects the risk of purchasing a "lemon" (a low-quality car). This results in a decline in overall market quality and can cause a collapse of the market for high-quality goods. The concept was popularized by economist George Akerlof in his 1970 paper, "The Market for Lemons."

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