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| Author: | Williamson, S. Wright, R. |
| Title: | Barter and monetary exchange under private information |
| Journal: | American Economic Review
1994 : MAR, VOL. 84:1, p. 104-123 |
| Index terms: | BARTERING MONEY COMMODITIES |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The authors develop a model of production and exchange with uncertainty concerning the quality of commodities and study the role of fiat money in ameliorating frictions caused by private information. The model is specified so that, without private information, only high-quality commodities are produced, and there is no welfare gain from using money. With private information, there can be equilibria (and sometimes multiple equilibria) where low-quality commodities are produces, and money can increase welfare. |
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