, the set of Walrasian payoff vectors of the induced coalition production economy coincides with the core of the balanced …

This paper provides a general overview of the literature on the core of an exchange economy with asymmetric information …. Incentive compatibility is emphasized in studying core concepts at the ex ante and interim stage. The analysis includes issues … of non-emptiness of the core as well as core convergence to price equilibrium allocations. …

compability constraints: the associated ex ante core is generically nonempty. However, we exhibit a well-behaved exchange economy … in which this core is empty, even if goods are allocated through random mechanisms. …