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We prove an existence theorem in an allocation process for a continuum of traders in the absence of the convexity assumption on the cost function and under the presence of some economic parameters.
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Flores-Bazán, F. Optimal Solutions in an Allocation Process for a Continuum of Traders. Journal of Global Optimization 16, 153–165 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008343317831
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