Karl Shell (Department of Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-7601, USA) Aditya Goenka (Department of Economics, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK)
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We show that a finite, competitive economy is immune to sunspots if (i) preferences are strictly convex, (ii) the set of feasible allocations is convex, and (iii) the contingent-claims market is perfect. The conditions (i)-(ii) cover some, but not all, economies with nonconvex technologies. Based on an indivisible-good example, we show that even economies with strictly convex preferences and full insurance are not in general immune from sunspots. We also show that (1) the sufficient conditions (i)-(iii) are not necessary for sunspot immunity and (2) ex-ante efficiency is not necessary for immunity from sunspots.
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Article provided by Springer in its journal Economic Theory.
Volume (Year): 9 (1996) Issue (Month): 1 () Pages: 169-178 Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML,
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