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Heterogeneity, Selection, and Wealth Dynamics

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  • Lawrence Blume
  • David Easley

    (Department of Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
    IHS Vienna
    The Santa Fe Institute)

Abstract

The market selection hypothesis states that, among expected utility maximizers, competitive markets select for agents with correct beliefs. In some economies this hypothesis holds, whereas in others it fails. It holds in complete-markets economies with a common discount factor and bounded aggregate consumption. It can fail when markets are incomplete, when consumption grows too quickly, or when discount factors and beliefs are correlated. These insights have implications for the general equilibrium modeling of asset prices and macroeconomic phenomena.

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  • Lawrence Blume & David Easley, 2010. "Heterogeneity, Selection, and Wealth Dynamics," Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 2(1), pages 425-450, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:anr:reveco:v:2:y:2010:p:425-450
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    Keywords

    market selection hypothesis; rational expectations; survival index; asset pricing;
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    JEL classification:

    • D52 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Incomplete Markets
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates

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