Re: barter system

From: Jim Blair (jeb_at_wisc.edu)
Date: 07/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:05:27 -0500

"kevincar" <kevindotcar@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:60bf9d3f.0407281138.51ae9fdd@posting.google.com...
>
> I personally think your time would be better spent
> ignoring the bartering aspect because it's a pretty common
> understanding that people will seek out the most optimal trade
> (the perfect market v. imperfect market hypothesis)- If you
> truly came out with a way to bilaterally value bartered items,
> it would be revolutionary... to my knowledge everything
> historically has failed... From David Ricardo (c. 1776) to
> U.S. Government SIC codes.
>
> Later,
> K.C

Hi,

Does the internet and e-Bay change anything? Can't people now
barter for things from all over the world?

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