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Inventory in vertical relationships with private information and interdependent values

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Anton, J; Biglaiser, G; Lewis, T
Published in: International Journal of Economic Theory
March 1, 2011

We study the use of inventory when a distributor is better informed about demand than a manufacturer. We find that when distributor and manufacturer values are interdependent it is optimal to endow the distributor with some inventory before it obtains its private information. We characterize the final allocation of the good and show that the distributor may have too few (many) units relative to the efficient allocation when demand is high (low). © IAET.

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International Journal of Economic Theory

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1742-7363

ISSN

1742-7355

Publication Date

March 1, 2011

Volume

7

Issue

1

Start / End Page

51 / 63

Related Subject Headings

  • 3803 Economic theory
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 1401 Economic Theory
 

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Anton, J., Biglaiser, G., & Lewis, T. (2011). Inventory in vertical relationships with private information and interdependent values. International Journal of Economic Theory, 7(1), 51–63. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-7363.2010.00153.x
Anton, J., G. Biglaiser, and T. Lewis. “Inventory in vertical relationships with private information and interdependent values.” International Journal of Economic Theory 7, no. 1 (March 1, 2011): 51–63. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-7363.2010.00153.x.
Anton J, Biglaiser G, Lewis T. Inventory in vertical relationships with private information and interdependent values. International Journal of Economic Theory. 2011 Mar 1;7(1):51–63.
Anton, J., et al. “Inventory in vertical relationships with private information and interdependent values.” International Journal of Economic Theory, vol. 7, no. 1, Mar. 2011, pp. 51–63. Scopus, doi:10.1111/j.1742-7363.2010.00153.x.
Anton J, Biglaiser G, Lewis T. Inventory in vertical relationships with private information and interdependent values. International Journal of Economic Theory. 2011 Mar 1;7(1):51–63.
Journal cover image

Published In

International Journal of Economic Theory

DOI

EISSN

1742-7363

ISSN

1742-7355

Publication Date

March 1, 2011

Volume

7

Issue

1

Start / End Page

51 / 63

Related Subject Headings

  • 3803 Economic theory
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 1401 Economic Theory