Published 1983 | Version public
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Intertemporal Speculation with a Random Demand in an Experimental Market

Abstract

The behavior of three markets with speculators is studied. Each market is for commodities that can be carried forward one period by two speculators. Demand in the first period is stationary from year to year and demand in the second period is randomly determined. The question posed by the research is the reliability of rational expectations models relative to autarky models, in explaining market behavior. The result is that the rational expectations model is more accurate.

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© 1983 Springer-Verlag. The financial support of the National Science Foundation, The Caltech Program for Enterprise and Public Policy, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford is gratefully acknowledged.

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44457
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CaltechAUTHORS:20140324-104619136

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NSF
Caltech Program for Enterprise and Public Policy
John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences

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Social Science Working Papers
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Lecture notes in economics and mathematical systems
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213
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Social Science Working Paper
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446