Arbeitspapier
The bargaining trap
I revisit the Rubinstein (1982) model for the classic problem of price hag- gling and show that bargaining can become a 'trap,' where equilibrium leaves one party strictly worse off than if no transaction took place (e.g., the equilibrium price exceeds a buyer's valuation). This arises when one party is impatient about capturing zero surplus (e.g., Rubinstein's example of fixed bargaining costs). Augmenting the protocol with unilateral exit options for responding bargainers generally removes the trap.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Discussion Paper ; No. 308
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
- Thema
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alternating offers
bargaining
time preferences
haggling costs
outside options
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Schweighofer-Kodritsch, Sebastian
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München und Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Collaborative Research Center Transregio 190 - Rationality and Competition
- (wo)
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München und Berlin
- (wann)
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2022
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Schweighofer-Kodritsch, Sebastian
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München und Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Collaborative Research Center Transregio 190 - Rationality and Competition
Entstanden
- 2022
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