Market imperfections

Ramon Degennaro

Journal of Financial Transformation, 2005, vol. 14, 107-117

Abstract: This paper provides a taxonomy of market imperfections built around the economic forces underlying them. Market imperfections affect virtually every transaction in some way, generating costs which interfere with trades that rational individuals make, or would make in the absence of the imperfection. Understanding these costs gives us insight regarding the total costs of transactions, where to place them, or whether to undertake them at all. Market imperfections also generate profit opportunities for entrepreneurs. Institutions or individuals that can lower costs that trace to imperfections have a competitive advantage and can earn economic rents — at least until competing firms adapt. Imperfections can and do change over time, but they collectively never go to zero. Identifying and solving the underlying business problems linked to these imperfections remains an ongoing challenge — and opportunity.

Keywords: Imperfections; frictions; intermediaries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G10 G11 G20 G29 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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