一般均衡中的斯拉法不确定性

Sraffian Indeterminacy in General Equilibrium

Review of Economic Studies · 1999
被引 25
人大 A+FT50ABS 4*

中文导读

在跨期一般均衡模型中检验斯拉法提出的竞争价格体系不确定性,发现不确定性出现在自然均衡类型中,且线性活动而非可微技术是关键,同时需要某些要素的非弹性超额需求条件。

Abstract

The indeterminacy claim for competitive price systems made by Sraffa (1960) is examined by placing Sraffa's work in an intertemporal general equilibrium model. We show that indeterminacy occurs at a natural type of equilibrium. Moreover, the presence of linear activities instead of a differentiate technology is crucial and the indeterminacy is constructed, as in Sraffa, by fixing some or all of the economy's aggregate quantities. On the other hand, an extra condition, that some factors have inelastic excess demand is necessary, and, unlike Sraffa's model, relative prices must be allowed to vary through time. Sraffian indeterminacy and the generic finiteness of the number of equilibria are reconciled by showing that indeterminacy occurs at a measure-zero set of endowments. We use an overlapping-generations model to show that these endowments nevertheless arise systematically and that indeterminacy does not occur when relative prices are constant through time.

斯拉法不确定性一般均衡线性活动跨期均衡