When two parties have different prior beliefs about some future event, they can realize gains through speculative trade. Can these gains be realized when the parties' prior beliefs are not common knowledge? We examine a simple example in which two parties having heterogeneous prior beliefs, independently drawn from some distribution, bet on what future action one of them will choose. We define a notion of “constrained interim‐efficient” best and ask whether they can be implemented in Bayesian equilibrium by some mechanism. Our main result establishes that as the costs of unilaterally manipulating the bet's outcome become more symmetric across states, implementation becomes easier. In particular, when these costs are equal in both states, implementation is possible for any distribution.
MLA
Eliaz, Kfir, and Ran Spiegler. “A Mechanism‐Design Approach to Speculative Trade.” Econometrica, vol. 75, .no 3, Econometric Society, 2007, pp. 875-884, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0262.2007.00770.x
Chicago
Eliaz, Kfir, and Ran Spiegler. “A Mechanism‐Design Approach to Speculative Trade.” Econometrica, 75, .no 3, (Econometric Society: 2007), 875-884. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0262.2007.00770.x
APA
Eliaz, K., & Spiegler, R. (2007). A Mechanism‐Design Approach to Speculative Trade. Econometrica, 75(3), 875-884. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0262.2007.00770.x
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