Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5059867 Economics Letters 2012 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
► We endogenize the trading mechanism selection with risk-averse buyers. ► Fixed pricing is the only mechanism where buyers know how much to pay in advance. ► Remaining mechanism (auctions, bargaining, etc.) expose buyers to the “price risk”. ► In the unique symmetric equilibrium all sellers trade via fixed pricing.
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Social Sciences and Humanities Economics, Econometrics and Finance Economics and Econometrics
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