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Frictional Intermediation in Over-the-Counter Markets

Hugonnier, Julien  
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Lester, Benjamin
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Weill, Pierre-Olivier
May 1, 2020
Review Of Economic Studies

We extend Duffie et al.'s (2005) search-theoretic model of over-the-counter (OTC) asset markets, allowing for a decentralized inter-dealer market with arbitrary heterogeneity in dealers' valuations (or, equivalently, inventory costs). We develop a solution technique that makes the model fully tractable and allows us to derive, in closed form, theoretical formulas for key statistics analysed in empirical studies of the intermediation process in OTC markets. A calibration to the market for municipal bonds allows us to quantify important unobservable characteristics of this market, including the severity of search and bargaining frictions and the nature of heterogeneity across dealers. We use our calibrated model to study the effect of these market characteristics on total welfare and the distribution of gains from trade across customers and dealers.

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DOI
10.1093/restud/rdz037
Web of Science ID

WOS:000537443400010

Author(s)
Hugonnier, Julien  
Lester, Benjamin
Weill, Pierre-Olivier
Date Issued

2020-05-01

Publisher

OXFORD UNIV PRESS

Published in
Review Of Economic Studies
Volume

87

Issue

3

Start page

1432

End page

1469

Subjects

Economics

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Business & Economics

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over-the-counter markets

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search frictions

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bargaining

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heterogeneous agents

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intermediation chains

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bid-ask spreads

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liquidity

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search

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equilibrium

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information

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model

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June 18, 2020
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