Market allocations under conflation of goods

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Main Authors: Urbinat, Niccolò, LiCalzi, Marco
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Published: 2024
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author Urbinat, Niccolò
LiCalzi, Marco
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LiCalzi, Marco
contents We study competitive equilibria in exchange economies when a continuum of goods is conflated into a finite set of commodities. The design of conflation choices affects the allocation of scarce resources among agents, by constraining trading opportunities and shifting competitive pressures. We demonstrate the consequences on relative prices, trading positions, and welfare.
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spellingShingle Market allocations under conflation of goods
Urbinat, Niccolò
LiCalzi, Marco
Theoretical Economics
91B24 (Primary) 91B50, 91B54 (Secondary)
We study competitive equilibria in exchange economies when a continuum of goods is conflated into a finite set of commodities. The design of conflation choices affects the allocation of scarce resources among agents, by constraining trading opportunities and shifting competitive pressures. We demonstrate the consequences on relative prices, trading positions, and welfare.
title Market allocations under conflation of goods
topic Theoretical Economics
91B24 (Primary) 91B50, 91B54 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.18875