Public provision of private goods is examined within a self-selection framework where production depends on labor supply of different households and the level of public provision. It is shown that productivity and wage-structure effects can create a role for public provision, even if preferences...

We study existence and uniqueness of continuous-time stochastic Radner equilibria in an incomplete markets model. An assumption of "smallness'' type - imposed through the new notion of "closeness to Pareto optimality'' - is shown to be sufficient for existence and uniqueness. Central role in our...

We consider the problem of the fair allocation of indivisible goods and money with non-quasi-linear preferences. The purpose of the present study is to examine strategic manipulation under envy-free solutions. We show that under a certain domain-richness condition, each individual obtains the...

This paper explores the role of multilateral transfers in achieving strict Pareto improvements in welfare, focusing on identifying conditions under which their use is warranted when carbon prices differ internationally and there are impediments to international trade. Using a general equilibrium...

This paper describes an efficiency approach to the evaluation of policy changes. Rather than comparing the utility allocations that arise before and after a policy change is introduced, this approach evaluates a policy change by comparing it with other possible changes which might be made from...

In an influential paper, Kaplow and Shavell (Journal of Political Economy, 2001) propose and prove a proposition that “Any non-welfarist method of policy assessment violates the Pareto principle.” In this paper, I first make a counter example to prove that their proposition is false. I also...