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Working Papers

2025

1. Positively Homogeneous Saddle-Functions and Euler's Theorem in Games
   Papers, arXiv.org

2010

2. Appropriation and Efficiency: A Revision of the First Theorem of Welfare Economics
   Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Appropriation and Efficiency: A Revision of the First Theorem of Welfare Economics, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1995) View citations (59) (1995)
3. No Externalities: A Characterization of Efficiency and Incentive Compatibility with Public Goods
   Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article No externalities: a characterization of efficiency and incentive compatibility with public goods, Social Choice and Welfare, Springer (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2006

4. Correlated Equilibrium and the Pricing of Public Goods
   Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics

2000

5. Linear Programming and General Equilibrium Theory
   Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (5)

1995

6. Arbitrage of the Flattening Effect of Large Numbers
   UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
7. Perfect Competition as the Blueprint for Efficiency and Incentive Compatibility
   UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (1)

1992

8. General Equilibrium and Market Socialism: Clarifying the Logic of Competitive Markets
   UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (2)

1991

9. An Arbitrage Approach to Competitive Equilibruim in an Exchange Economy
   UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (1)
10. Non-Atomic Economies and the Boundaries of Perfect Competition
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
    Also in UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1988) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Nonatomic Economies and the Boundaries of Perfect Competition, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1994) View citations (30) (1994)
11. The Margin of Appropriation and an Extension of the First Theorem of Welfare Economics
    Working Papers, California Davis - Institute of Governmental Affairs View citations (2)
    Also in UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1991) View citations (1)

1990

12. The Existence of Perfectly Competitive Equilibrium a la Wicksteed
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
13. The Nonatomic Assignment Model
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article The Nonatomic Assignment Model, Economic Theory, Springer (1992) View citations (67) (1992)
14. Vickrey-Clarke-Groves Mechanisms in Continuum Economies: Characterization and Existence
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Vickrey-Clarke-Groves mechanisms in continuum economies: Characterization and existence, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier (1992) View citations (9) (1992)

1989

15. Efficient and Individually Rational Bayesian Mechanisms Only Exist on Perfectly Competitive Environments
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (3)

1988

16. Groves Mechanisms in Continuum Economies: Characterization and Existence
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (1)
17. The Transactions Role of Money
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (20)
    See also Chapter The transactions role of money, Handbook of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (1990) View citations (64) (1990)

1986

18. Dominant Startegy Mechanisms in Nonatomic Transferable Utility Economies: Characterization and Existence
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics

1984

19. Groves Mechanisms in Continuum Economies
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
20. On the Existence of Walrasian Equilibrium in Large-Square Economies
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article On the existence of walrasian equilibrium in large-square economies, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier (1984) View citations (8) (1984)
21. Vickrey-Clarke-Groves Mechanisms and Perfect Competition
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Vickrey-Clarke-Groves mechanisms and perfect competition, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1987) View citations (24) (1987)

1981

22. Competitive Pricing of Persons
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics

1980

23. Differentiability as Convergence to Perfectly Competitive Equilibrium
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Differentiability as convergence to perfectly competitive equilibrium, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier (1981) View citations (2) (1981)

1979

24. Flexibilty and Uncertainty
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (49)
    See also Journal Article Flexibility and Uncertainty, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1984) View citations (109) (1984)

1978

25. Convergence to Perfectly Competitive Equilibira
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
26. The No-Surplus Condition as a Characterization of Perfectly Competitive Equilibrium
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
    Also in UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1977) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The no-surplus condition as a characterization of perfectly competitive equilibrium, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1980) View citations (30) (1980)

1976

27. Liquidity as Flexibility
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (3)

1973

28. Money and the Decentralization of Exchange
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
    Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (1973) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Money and the Decentralization of Exchange, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1974) View citations (61) (1974)

1972

29. The Informational Efficiency of Monetary Exchange
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The Informational Efficiency of Monetary Exchange, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1973) View citations (78) (1973)

Journal Articles

2013

1. From revealed preference to preference revelation
   Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2013, 49, (1), 71-81 View citations (1)

2012

2. APPROPRIATION IN A COMPETITIVE THEORY OF VALUE
   Cahiers d’économie politique / Papers in Political Economy, 2012, (63), 25-76 View citations (1)
3. No externalities: a characterization of efficiency and incentive compatibility with public goods
   Social Choice and Welfare, 2012, 39, (4), 697-719 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper No Externalities: A Characterization of Efficiency and Incentive Compatibility with Public Goods, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (2010) (2010)

2009

4. Conjugate duality of correlated equilibrium
   Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2009, 45, (12), 869-879 View citations (1)

2006

5. Ascending price Vickrey auctions
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2006, 55, (2), 215-241 View citations (18)

2002

6. The Package Assignment Model
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2002, 107, (2), 377-406 View citations (125)

2001

7. Perfect Competition and the Creativity of the Market
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2001, 39, (2), 479-535 View citations (58)

1999

8. Efficient Incentive Compatible Economies Are Perfectly Competitive
   Journal of Economic Theory, 1999, 85, (2), 169-225 View citations (11)
9. Perfect Competition in the Continuous Assignment Model
   Journal of Economic Theory, 1999, 88, (1), 60-118 View citations (50)

1998

10. Arbitrage and the Flattening Effect of Large Numbers
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1998, 78, (1), 1-31 View citations (1)

1995

11. Appropriation and Efficiency: A Revision of the First Theorem of Welfare Economics
    American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (4), 808-27 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper Appropriation and Efficiency: A Revision of the First Theorem of Welfare Economics, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
12. Competitivity in Auction Markets: An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation
    Economic Journal, 1995, 105, (428), 22-53 View citations (41)

1994

13. Nonatomic Economies and the Boundaries of Perfect Competition
    Econometrica, 1994, 62, (3), 593-633 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Non-Atomic Economies and the Boundaries of Perfect Competition, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1991) (1991)

1992

14. The Nonatomic Assignment Model
    Economic Theory, 1992, 2, (1), 103-27 View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper The Nonatomic Assignment Model, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1990) View citations (16) (1990)
15. Vickrey-Clarke-Groves mechanisms in continuum economies: Characterization and existence
    Journal of Mathematical Economics, 1992, 21, (1), 1-35 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Vickrey-Clarke-Groves Mechanisms in Continuum Economies: Characterization and Existence, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1990) View citations (1) (1990)

1987

16. Vickrey-Clarke-Groves mechanisms and perfect competition
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1987, 42, (2), 244-261 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Vickrey-Clarke-Groves Mechanisms and Perfect Competition, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1984) View citations (8) (1984)

1984

17. A Reformulation of the Marginal Productivity Theory of Distribution
    Econometrica, 1984, 52, (3), 599-630 View citations (25)
18. Flexibility and Uncertainty
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1984, 51, (1), 13-32 View citations (109)
    See also Working Paper Flexibilty and Uncertainty, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1979) View citations (49) (1979)
19. On the existence of walrasian equilibrium in large-square economies
    Journal of Mathematical Economics, 1984, 13, (2), 143-163 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper On the Existence of Walrasian Equilibrium in Large-Square Economies, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1984) View citations (9) (1984)

1981

20. Differentiability as convergence to perfectly competitive equilibrium
    Journal of Mathematical Economics, 1981, 8, (1), 59-73 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Differentiability as Convergence to Perfectly Competitive Equilibrium, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1980) (1980)

1980

21. The no-surplus condition as a characterization of perfectly competitive equilibrium
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1980, 22, (2), 183-207 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper The No-Surplus Condition as a Characterization of Perfectly Competitive Equilibrium, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1978) (1978)

1974

22. Money and the Decentralization of Exchange
    Econometrica, 1974, 42, (6), 1093-1113 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper Money and the Decentralization of Exchange, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1973) (1973)

1973

23. The Informational Efficiency of Monetary Exchange
    American Economic Review, 1973, 63, (4), 597-610 View citations (78)
    See also Working Paper The Informational Efficiency of Monetary Exchange, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1972) View citations (1) (1972)

Chapters

1990

1. The transactions role of money
   Chapter 01 in Handbook of Monetary Economics, 1990, vol. 1, pp 3-62 View citations (64)
   See also Working Paper The Transactions Role of Money, UCLA Department of Economics (1988) View citations (20) (1988)