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Approximate Equilibria with Bounds Independent of Preferences

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  • Robert M. Anderson

    (Princeton University)

  • M. Ali Khan

    (Johns Hopkins University)

  • Salim Rashid

    (Dartmouth College)

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We prove the existence of approximate equilibria in exchange economies, giving bounds on the excess demand in terms of the number of traders and norms of the endowments, but independent of the preferences.

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  • Robert M. Anderson & M. Ali Khan & Salim Rashid, 1981. "Approximate Equilibria with Bounds Independent of Preferences," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 595, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University.
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