Pricing and Matching with Frictions
Suppose that n buyers each want one unit and m sellers each have one or more units of a good. Sellers post prices, and then buyers choose sellers. In symmetric equilibrium, similar sellers all post one price, and buyers randomize. Hence, more or fewer buyers may arrive than a seller can accommodate. We call this frictions. We solve for prices and the endogenous matching function for finite n and m and consider the limit as n and m grow. The matching function displays decreasing returns but converges to constant returns. We argue that the standard matching function in the literature is misspecified and discuss implications for the Beveridge curve.
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2001
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Authors: | Burdett, Kenneth ; Shi, Shouyong ; Wright, Randall |
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Journal of Political Economy. - University of Chicago Press. - Vol. 109.2001, 5, p. 1060-1085
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University of Chicago Press |
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