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Non-existence of competitive equilibria with dynamically inconsistent preferences
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Gabrieli, Tommaso and Ghosal, Sayantan (2009) Non-existence of competitive equilibria with dynamically inconsistent preferences. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick, Department of Economics. Warwick economic research papers (No.900).
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Abstract
This paper shows the robust non existence of competitive equilibria even in a simple three period representative agent economy with dynamically inconsistent preferences. We distinguish between a sophisticated and naive representative agent. Even when underlying preferences are monotone and convex, we show by example that the induced preferences, at given prices, of the sophisticated representative agent over choices in first period markets are both non convex and satiated. Therefore, even allowing for negative prices, the market clearing allocation is not contained in the convex hull of demand. Finally, with a naive representative agent, we show that perfect foresight is incompatible with market clearing and individual optimization at given prices.
Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Equilibrium (Economics), Life cycle costing, Statics and dynamics (Social sciences), Costs, Industrial | ||||
Series Name: | Warwick economic research papers | ||||
Publisher: | University of Warwick, Department of Economics | ||||
Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||
Official Date: | April 2009 | ||||
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Number: | No.900 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 13 | ||||
Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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