Bargaining over a Divisible Good in the Market for Lemons

S-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2022
Volume: 112
Issue: 5
Pages: 1591-1620

Score contribution per author:

2.681 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

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

Abstract

We study bargaining with divisibility and interdependent values. A buyer and a seller trade a divisible good. The seller is privately informed about its quality, which can be high or low. Gains from trade are positive and decreasing in quantity. The buyer makes offers over time. Divisibility introduces a new channel of competition between the buyer's present and future selves. The buyer's temptation to split the purchases of the high-quality good is detrimental to him. As bargaining frictions vanish and the good becomes arbitrarily divisible, the high-quality good is traded smoothly over time and the buyer's payoff shrinks to zero.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:112:y:2022:i:5:p:1591-1620
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25