The Coase Theorem, Private Information, and the Benefits of Not Assigning Property Rights

9 Pages Posted: 13 Apr 2001

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Patrick W. Schmitz

University of Cologne; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Abstract

Using a simple bilateral trading example with discrete valuations and costs (based on Matsuo, Journal of Economic Theory, 1989), this note demonstrates that in the presence of private information the efficiency of Coasean bargaining may in some situations be strictly enhanced if initially no property rights are assigned.

Keywords: Property rights, Bargaining, Private information, Coase theorem

JEL Classification: K11, D82

Suggested Citation

Schmitz, Patrick W., The Coase Theorem, Private Information, and the Benefits of Not Assigning Property Rights. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=266684 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.266684

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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