Policy-makers must sometimes choose between an alternative which has somewhat lower expected value for each person, but which will substantially improve the outcomes of the worst off, or an alternative which has somewhat higher expected value for each person, but which will leave those who end...

This paper explores price formation when sellers are privately informed about their preferences and the quality of their asset. There are many equilibria, including a semi- separating one in which each seller's price depends on a one-dimensional index of her preferences and asset quality. This...