Competitive equilibrium in an exchange economy with indivisibilities

被引:166
作者
Bikhchandani, S
Mamer, JW
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[1] John E. Anderson Grad. Sch. of Mgmt., University of California, Box 95181, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481
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10.1006/jeth.1996.2269
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F [经济];
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02 ;
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We analyze an exchange economy in which (i) all commodities except money are indivisible, (ii) agents' preferences can be described by a reservation value for each bundle of indivisible objects, and (iii) all agents are price-takers. We obtain a necessary and sufficient condition under which market clearing prices exist. Implications for market mechanisms are discussed. (C) 1997 Academic Press.
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