Constrained inefficiency in GEI: A geometric argument

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Mathematical Economics
Year: 2008
Volume: 44
Issue: 11
Pages: 1197-1214

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Abstract

In this paper we use global analysis to study the welfare properties of general equilibrium economies with incomplete markets (GEI). Our main result is to show that constrained Pareto optimal equilibria are contained in a submanifold of the equilibrium set. This result is explicitly derived for economies with real assets and fixed aggregate resources, of which real numéraire assets are a special case. As a by product of our analysis, we propose an original global parametrization of the equilibrium set that generalizes to incomplete markets the classical one, first, proposed by Lange [Lange, O., 1942. The foundations of welfare economics. Econometrica 10, 215-228].

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:mateco:v:44:y:2008:i:11:p:1197-1214
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29