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The Ku Klux Klan, Real Estate Agents, and Information. Ku Klux Klan & Real Estate Agents. What do they have in common? Stetson Kennedy and the Internet information asymmetry & fear: - e.g., car mechanics, real estate agents, term life insurance agents.
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Ku Klux Klan & Real Estate Agents • What do they have in common? • Stetson Kennedy and the Internet • information asymmetry & fear: - e.g., car mechanics, real estate agents, term life insurance agents
Information Asymmetries & On-Line Dating 2 layers of information/data: (a) photo, vital stats, income range, ed. level, likes/dislikes, dating aims, etc. (b) level of response to an ad Question: How honest are people and what kind of information is considered the most (and least) desirable?
Information Asymmetries & On-Line Dating Questions: (1) How honest are people? and (2) What kind of information is considered the most (and least) desirable? Honesty by Men and Women: - income - height and weight - looks (including hair color) - marital status Most and Least Desirable Information for Men and Women: - including (or not including) a photo - long-term relationship vs. occasional lover - looks and income (how much income?) - height and weight - hair (color and quantity) - race