Asymmetry, imperfectly transferable utility, and the role of fiat money in improving terms of trade

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 153-183

  Engineer, Merwan ^a   Shi, Shouyong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Imperfectly transferable utility; Money; Search

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031993510     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3932(97)00064-0     Document Type: Article

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