Enforcement with Costly Group Formation

Economics Bulletin, Vol. 15, No. 9, pp. 1-8, 2005

8 Pages Posted: 20 Oct 2010

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Prabirendra Chatterjee

Foster School of Business, University of Washington

Sudipta Sarangi

Virginia Tech

Date Written: February 13, 2005

Abstract

The joint liability literature claims that positive assortative matching, or risk homogeneity, is always the first best solution. We examine this claim in presence of group formation costs and find that the assertion is not always true.

Suggested Citation

Chatterjee, Prabirendra and Sarangi, Sudipta, Enforcement with Costly Group Formation (February 13, 2005). Economics Bulletin, Vol. 15, No. 9, pp. 1-8, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1694328

Prabirendra Chatterjee (Contact Author)

Foster School of Business, University of Washington ( email )

Box 353200
Seattle, WA 98195-3200
United States

Sudipta Sarangi

Virginia Tech ( email )

250 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
United States

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