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Information economics

Information economics is about how people use information to make decisions. It studies how people use information, how people share and trade information, and how different kinds of information can affect the way people make decisions. For example, information economics studies how people decide which products to buy, when to invest in stocks, or how to pick the best person to hire. It is all about understanding how people use information to make decisions and how the economy works.