Search costs
costs associated with locating a counterparty to a trade, including explicit costs (such as
advertising) and implicit costs (such as the value of time). Related:information costs.
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Search costs
The cost of finding what you want. The economic cost of buying something is not simply the PRICE you pay.
Search Cost
The time, energy and money expended by a consumer who is researching a product or service for purchase.
Related: Search costs. Information memorandum A document detailing the project and project financing, usually in connection with a syndication.
Related: Search costs. Information-motivated trades Trades in which an investor believes he or she possesses pertinent information not currently reflected in the stock's price.
Related: search costs. Informational efficiency The speed and accuracy with which prices reflect new information.
Related: search costs. Information services Organizations that furnish investment and other types of information, such as information that helps a firm monitor its cash position.
In some cases it has been shown that even though there are many firms, prices might be raised to the monopoly level even when search costs are very small. To see why, consider a case where all firms charged the same price.
EFFICIENT SEARCH: Decreasing marginal search benefit and increasing marginal search cost suggest that the most efficient search lies somewhere between zero effort and complete information.
The time, effort and expense involved in the transfer an asset from the seller to the buyer (for example, search costs, commission fees, costs of transport, etc.).
Français: Coût de transaction
Español: Costo de transacción
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Related: Round-trip transactions costs, Information costs, search costs
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Information costs
Transaction costs that include the assessment of the investment merits of a financial asset. Related: search costs.
Informational efficiency
The speed and accuracy with which prices reflect new information.
For individual customers benefits of finding a superior brand are seldom great enough to justify the additional search costs that must be incurred. It can pay off for corporate buyers since they purchase in large amounts.
Collecting stock and bond certificates for their scarcity, rather than for their value as securities.
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To do that, check with your county clerk for real estate assets, or use a personal property search for other property on websites like Knowx.com. A basic search costs only $2.99 US, so it's well worth it.
 See also: Expense, Expected return, Slippage, Marketable securities, Optimal
  
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