Firms as clubs in Walrasian markets with private information

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 644-671

  Prescott, Edward Simpson ^a   Townsend, Robert M ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; MARKET SYSTEM; TRADE;

EID: 33748767093     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505231     Document Type: Article

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