Sequentially complete markets remain incomplete

Jacques H. Dreze, P. Jean-Jacques Herings*

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Abstract

We show by means of an example that the result of Arrow [Arrow, K.J. (1953), Le role des valeurs boursieres pour la repartition la meilleure des risques, Econometrie, 41-47, CNRS, Paris; translated as The role of securities in the optimal allocation of risk bearing, Review of Economic Studies, 31, 91-96] is problematic when there exist multiple equilibrium continuations to the initial-period component of an intertemporal equilibrium. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)445-447
Number of pages3
JournalEconomics Letters
Volume100
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2008

Keywords

  • sequentially complete markets
  • rational expectations
  • time inconsistency
  • EQUILIBRIA
  • EXPECTATIONS
  • INDETERMINACY
  • EXISTENCE
  • PRICES

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