Abstract:
Market exchange is subject to an endogenously-determined level of predation which impedes specialization and gains from trade. Utility-maximizing agents opt between careers in specialized production and careers in predation. Three types of equilibria may emerge, autarky, an insecure exchange equilibrium, or a secure exchange equilibrium.
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