Two variations on signalling models which arise in markets with middlemen are presented. First, if middlemen are risk-neutral, then pooling always occurs in (Nash) equilibrium. Second, if middlemen are risk-averse, then pooling reactive equilibria may exist. The analysis offers insights into the absence of contracts designed to separate agents in many middleman relationships.
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Albert Ludwigs Univ Freiburg, Dept Social & Cultural Anthropol, Freiburg, GermanyAlbert Ludwigs Univ Freiburg, Dept Social & Cultural Anthropol, Freiburg, Germany