Equilibria Under Knightian Price Uncertainty

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Journal: Econometrica
Year: 2019
Volume: 87
Issue: 1
Pages: 37-64

Authors (2)

Patrick Beissner (not in RePEc) Frank Riedel (Universität Bielefeld)

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We study economies with Knightian uncertainty about state prices. We introduce an equilibrium concept with sublinear prices and prove that equilibria exist under weak conditions. In general, such equilibria lead to inefficient allocations; they coincide with Arrow–Debreu equilibria if and only if the values of net trades are ambiguity‐free in mean. In economies without aggregate uncertainty, inefficiencies are generic. Equilibrium allocations under price uncertainty are efficient in a constrained sense that we call uncertainty–neutral efficient. Arrow–Debreu equilibria turn out to be non‐robust with respect to the introduction of Knightian uncertainty.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:emetrp:v:87:y:2019:i:1:p:37-64
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29