I present a model in which randomly matched pairs of people bargain over the division of output in each period. Output can be consumed or stored for later consumption. People are identical except possibly in wealth (i.e., the stored output). The one-period utility is linear except for the...

We analyze whether the efficiency of households' asset mixes is driven by households' wealth as suggested by previous studies. This question is of particular importance when assessing if employing a buy-and-hold strategy with their current asset mix is an appropriate advice for all households...

This paper investigates the impact of heterogeneous wealth on credit allocation from an egalitarian opportunity and an efficiency point of view. Under asymmetric information on both wealth and the responsibility variable there is no trade-off between equality and efficiency, actually wealth...