Random Asset Exchange (RAE) models, despite a number of simplifying
assumptions, serve the purpose of establishing direct relationships between
microscopic exchange mechanisms and observed economical data. In this work
a conservative multiplicative RAE model is discussed in which, at each
timestep, two agents “bet” for a fraction f of the poorest agent's
wealth. When the poorest agent wins the bet with probability p, we show
that, in a well defined region of the (p,f) phase space, there is
wealth condensation. This means that all wealth ends up owned by only
one agent, in the long run. We derive the condensation conditions
analytically by two different procedures, and find results in accordance
with previous numerical estimates. In the non-condensed phase, the
equilibrium wealth distribution is a power law for small wealths. The
associated exponent is derived analytically and it is found that it tends to
-1 on the condensation interface. I turns out that wealth condensation
happens also for values of p much larger than 0.5, that is under
microscopic exchange rules that, apparently, favor the poor. We argue that
the observed “rich get richer” effect is enhanced by the
multiplicative character of the dynamics.