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Liquidity Risk in Sequential Trading Networks

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  • Kariv, Shachar

    (University of CA, Berkeley)

  • Kotowski, Maciej H.

    (Harvard University)

  • Leister, C. Matthew

    (Monash University)

Abstract

This paper develops a model of intermediated exchange with budget-constrained traders who are embedded in a trading network. An experimental investigation confirms the theory's baseline predictions. Traders adopt monotone strategies with higher-budget intermediaries offering to pay more for tradable assets. Traders closer to the final consumer in the network experience systematically greater payoffs due to lessened strategic uncertainty. While private budget constraints inject uncertainty into the trading environment, they also serve as a behavioral speed-bump, preventing traders from experiencing excessive losses due to overbidding.

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  • Kariv, Shachar & Kotowski, Maciej H. & Leister, C. Matthew, 2016. "Liquidity Risk in Sequential Trading Networks," Working Paper Series 16-039, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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    JEL classification:

    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
    • D85 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Network Formation
    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation

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