Firms as Clubs in Walrasian Markets with Private Information.

We incorporate multiagent, principal-agent theory into general equilibrium analysis. The traded commodities are multiagent contracts that include a description of the individual's job, effort level, and state-contingent consumption. These contracts are club goods. The competitive equilibrium and the...

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Published in:Journal of Political Economy Vol. 114; no. 4; pp. 644 - 672
Main Authors: Prescott, Edward Simpson, Townsend, Robert M.
Format: Article
Published: University of Chicago Press August 2006
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