Status quo bias in bargaining: An extension of the Myerson-Satterthwaite theorem with an application to the coase theorem

Journal of Economic Theory

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 336-355

  McKelvey, Richard D ^a   Page, Talbot ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Coase theorem; Externalities; Myerson Satterthwaite theorem; Private information; Property rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036921188     PISSN: 00220531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeth.2001.2954     Document Type: Article

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