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In this paper I prove that in the standard model of 2×n (n≧2) pure exchange economies there is no allocation mechanism that is efficient, non-inversely-dictatorial, and strategy-proof. This strengthens two previous results on this subject by Hurwicz and by Dasgupta, Hammond, and Maskin.
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I thank Alvin Klevorick, William Thomson, and an anonymous referee of the journal for many helpful comments.
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Zhou, L. Inefficiency of strategy-proof allocation mechanisms in pure exchange economies. Soc Choice Welfare 8, 247–254 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00177662
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00177662