Default, Efficiency and Uniqueness

40 Pages Posted: 12 Jul 2017

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Cheng-Zhong Qin

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Department of Economics

Thomas Quint

University of Nevada-Reno, Department of Mathematics

Martin Shubik

Yale University - School of Management; Yale University - Cowles Foundation

Date Written: July 10, 2017

Abstract

An adequate description of economic dynamics requires the introduction of a monetary system including default penalties and expectations in a society whose economy utilizes money and credit. This essay notes and discusses several of the factors involved in the use of money and credit in a process oriented economy. It links these observations with the general equilibrium treatment of the same underlying economy and formulates a government guidance game where the government sets several key parameters in a monetary economy sufficient to select a unique equilibrium. Low information and error correction are noted. The links to the first and second welfare theorems of GE are also considered as is the setting of the price level.

Keywords: General Equilibrium, Strategic Market Games, Uniqueness, Aggregation, Information, Disequilibrium, Minimal Institutions, Playable Games

JEL Classification: C7, D50, E4

Suggested Citation

Qin, Cheng-Zhong and Quint, Thomas and Shubik, Martin, Default, Efficiency and Uniqueness (July 10, 2017). Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper No. 2095, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2999991 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2999991

Cheng-Zhong Qin

University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Department of Economics ( email )

2127 North Hall
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Thomas Quint

University of Nevada-Reno, Department of Mathematics ( email )

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United States
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Martin Shubik (Contact Author)

Yale University - School of Management ( email )

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United States

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