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We characterize intertemporal utility functions over heterogeneous goods that feature (i) a constant elasticity of … the goods. We find that a standard (stationary) intertemporal utility function is consistent with these two properties if … elasticities of substitution are identical, or if the instantaneous utility function is Cobb-Douglas. We also characterize the …
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Does removing the constraints of time and place of work increase the utility of workers and firms? We design a …
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The quasi-linear quadratic utility model is widely used in economics. The knowledge of its exact origin is less …
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on the one hand and the core property of an allocation on the other. In particular we show that it is an inhomogeneous … sacrifice') which is derived from the egalitarian-equivalent concept suggested by Moulin (1987). We also develop a simple core … test by which it can be checked whether a given allocation is in the core thus being a possible outcome of a cooperative …
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incentive compatible core can be empty, even if utility functions are quasi-linear. If, in addition to quasi-linearity, further …The ex ante incentive compatible core of an exchange economy with private information is the (standard) core of a … assumptions are made (like independent private values), the non-emptiness of the core follows nevertheless from d?Aspremont and …
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) coalitional equilibrium, describe a (cooperative) partition form game. A coalition is core-stable if the core of a suitable … which the bidders' final utility possibly depends on the winner's identity. We show that such direct externalities offer a …
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This paper analyzes the setting of national patent policies in the global economy. In the standard model with free trade and social-welfare-maximizing governments à la Grossman and Lai (2004), cross-border positive policy externalities induce individual countries to select patent strengths that...
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We attempt to formulate and explain two types of self-fulfilling prophecy, called the Pygmalion effect (if a supervisor thinks her subordinates will succeed, they are more likely to succeed) and the Galatea effect (if a person thinks he will succeed, he is more likely to succeed). To this...
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points at the end of 2022. In contrast, the impact on measures of core inflation such as trimmed mean PCE inflation is only 0 …
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scale such games are quite tractable in analysis, computation, and realization. A core imputation comes in terms of …
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