Existence of stationary equilibrium in the markets for new and used durable goods

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1029-1052

  Konishi, Hideo ^a   Sandfort, Michael T ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b US Department of Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

Durable goods; Existence of stationary equilibrium; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013322717     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1889(01)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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