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Clubs and the Market

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  • Bryan Ellickson

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Birgit Grodal

    (Institute of Economics, University of Copenhagen)

  • Suzanne Scotchmer

    (University of California, Berkeley)

  • William R. Zame

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

Abstract

This paper defines a general eqilibrium model with exchange and club formation. Agents trade multiple private goods widely in the market, can belong to several clubs, and care about the characteristics of the other members of their clubs. The space of agents is a continuum, but clubs are finite. It is shown that (i) competitive equilibria exist, and (ii) the core coincides with the set of equilibrium states. The central subtlety is in modeling club memberships and expressing the notion that membership choices are consistent across the population.

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  • Bryan Ellickson & Birgit Grodal & Suzanne Scotchmer & William R. Zame, 1999. "Clubs and the Market," Discussion Papers 99-04, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:kud:kuiedp:9904
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    • Bryan Ellickson & Birgit Grodal & Suzanne Scotchmer & William R. Zame, 1999. "Clubs and the Market," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 67(5), pages 1185-1218, September.

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    Keywords

    clubs; continuum models; public goods; core; club equilibrium;
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    JEL classification:

    • D2 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations
    • D5 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium
    • H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods

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