Options and sunspots in a simple monetary economy

B-Tier
Journal: Economic Theory
Year: 1998
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
Pages: 295-315

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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Abstract

We study sunspot immunity in a dynamic monetary economy in which consumers are allowed to trade put and call option contracts on the general price level. We define the concept of strong sunspot immunity to characterize economies that have no sunspot equilibria regardless of the number of extrinsic states and their probabilities of occurrence. We show that a small number of option contracts can make an economy strongly sunspot immune. In addition, we demonstrate how asset re-trading opportunities, and the associated capital gains and losses, reduce the number of options needed for this result to obtain.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:joecth:v:11:y:1998:i:2:p:295-315
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24