Identifying combinatorial valuations from aggregate demand

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Theory
Year: 2014
Volume: 153
Issue: C
Pages: 428-458

Authors (2)

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2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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Abstract

We study identification of combinatorial valuations from aggregate demand. Each utility function takes as arguments subsets or, alternatively, quantities of the multiple goods. We exploit mathematical insights from auction theory to generically identify the distribution of utility functions. In our setting, aggregate demand for each item is observable while demand for bundles is not. Nevertheless, our identification result allows us to recover the latter.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jetheo:v:153:y:2014:i:c:p:428-458
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25