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On the Failure of Core Convergence in Economies with Asymmetric Information

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Roberto Serrano (Department of Economics, Brown University.)
Rajiv Vohra (Department of Economics, Brown University.)
Oscar Volij (Department of Economics, Brown University, and Department of Economics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.)

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In interim economies with asymmetric information, we show that the coarse core of Wilson (1978) does not converge to price equilibrium allocations as the economy is replicated. This failure of core convergence is a basic consequence of asymmetric information and extends to any reasonable notion of either (interim) core or price equilibrium.

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Paper provided by Oscar Volij in its series Economic theory and game theory with number 011.

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Date of creation: 11 Nov 1999
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Publication status: Published in Econometrica, 69, 1685--1696 (2001).
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Keywords: core; price equilibrium; asymmetric information; interim economies; sunspot economies.;

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C71 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Cooperative Games
D51 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Exchange and Production Economies

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  1. Anderson, Robert M., 1992. "The core in perfectly competitive economies," Handbook of Game Theory with Economic Applications, in: R.J. Aumann & S. Hart (ed.), Handbook of Game Theory with Economic Applications, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 14, pages 413-457 Elsevier. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Claudia Meo, 2009. "Existence of Edgeworth equilibria for economies with asymmetric information," Economic Theory, Springer, vol. 38(2), pages 371-383, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Geoffroy de Clippel, 2004. "The Type-Agent Core for Exchange Economies with Asymmetric Information," Working Papers 2004-18, Brown University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Roberto Serrano & Oscar Volij, 2003. "MISTAKE IN COOPERATION:the Stochastic Stability of Edgeworth's Recontracting," Working Papers 2003-23, Brown University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Yusuke Kamishiro & Roberto Serrano, 2008. "Information transmission and core convergence in quasilinear economies," Working Papers 2008-01, Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (IMDEA) Ciencias Sociales. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Beth Allen, 2006. "Market games with asymmetric information: the core," Economic Theory, Springer, vol. 29(2), pages 465-487, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. Richard McLean & Andrew Postlewaite, 2003. "Core Convergence with Asymmetric Information," PIER Working Paper Archive 03-027, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania. [Downloadable!]
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  7. Francoise Forges & Enrico Minelli & Rajiv Vohra, 2000. "Incentives and the Core of an Exchange Economy: A Survey," Working Papers 2000-22, Brown University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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