On the efficiency of decentralized exchange with resale possibilities
Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
Standard
On the efficiency of decentralized exchange with resale possibilities. / Groes, Ebbe; Tranæs, Torben.
I: Guoji Jingji Pinglun, Bind 40, Nr. 2, 1999, s. 423-438.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
Harvard
APA
Vancouver
Author
Bibtex
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
T1 - On the efficiency of decentralized exchange with resale possibilities
AU - Groes, Ebbe
AU - Tranæs, Torben
N1 - JEL Classification: C7, L1
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - This paper studies decentralized exchange by bilateral matching and bargaining when resale is possible. Decentralized exchange involves the risk that goods and services may be allocated inefficiently; if low-valuation buyers consume while high-valuation buyers do not, then social welfare is reduced. If resale is possible and transaction costs are negligible, we would nevertheless expect an efficient allocation to result from decentralized exchange. This paper suggests that this depends on the nature of the commodity; while the allocation of a durable good will be efficient, the allocation of a "consumable" good need not
AB - This paper studies decentralized exchange by bilateral matching and bargaining when resale is possible. Decentralized exchange involves the risk that goods and services may be allocated inefficiently; if low-valuation buyers consume while high-valuation buyers do not, then social welfare is reduced. If resale is possible and transaction costs are negligible, we would nevertheless expect an efficient allocation to result from decentralized exchange. This paper suggests that this depends on the nature of the commodity; while the allocation of a durable good will be efficient, the allocation of a "consumable" good need not
U2 - 10.1111/1468-2354.00022
DO - 10.1111/1468-2354.00022
M3 - Journal article
VL - 40
SP - 423
EP - 438
JO - Guoji Jingji Pinglun
JF - Guoji Jingji Pinglun
SN - 1007-0974
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 152049