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A Vintage Model of Trade in Secondhand Markets and the Lifetime of Durable Goods

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  • OMAR LICANDRO
  • LUIS PUCH
  • ANTONIO SAMPAYO

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How is the replacement of durable goods affected by the existence of a secondhand market? To answer this question, a vintage model of durable goods replacement is specified where efficient trade in used goods arises by assuming the existence of two types of consumers differentiated by income. The resulting steady state optimal replacement decision and secondhand market price are characterized, stressing the influence of economic depreciation. Compared to autarky, the consideration of an efficient secondhand market between high and low income people modifies the age profile of prices, increasing and decreasing for durable goods owned by high and low income people, respectively. Moreover, at the age at which used durable goods are traded, not only ask and bid prices are equal but also their age derivatives.

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  • Omar Licandro & Luis Puch & Antonio Sampayo, 2008. "A Vintage Model of Trade in Secondhand Markets and the Lifetime of Durable Goods," Mathematical Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(4), pages 249-266.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:mpopst:v:15:y:2008:i:4:p:249-266
    DOI: 10.1080/08898480802440828
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    1. Boucekkine, Raouf & Hritonenko, Natali & Yatsenko, Yuri, 2011. "Scarcity, regulation and endogenous technical progress," Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier, vol. 47(2), pages 186-199, March.
    2. Omar Licandro & Luis A. Puch & Jesús Ruiz, 2018. "Continuous vs Discrete Time Modelling in Growth and Business Cycle Theory," Documentos de Trabajo del ICAE 2018-28, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Instituto Complutense de Análisis Económico.
    3. cianni, victor, 2020. "Pricing (almost) any used goods: a first step towards a theoretical framework," MPRA Paper 105053, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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