Formation of rationally heterogeneous expectations

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
Year: 2013
Volume: 37
Issue: 8
Pages: 1434-1452

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Abstract

This paper models expectation formation by taking into account that agents may produce heterogeneous expectations because of informational frictions and differing levels of a capacity to process information. We show that there are two general classes of steady states within this framework: those where strictly dominated forecasting rules vanish, and those heterogeneous states where a positive proportion of agents uses a more costly perfect foresight. We demonstrate that intrinsic heterogeneity can also arise in a model where the forecasting rules are not equally costly and do not exhibit identical performance in the long run.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:dyncon:v:37:y:2013:i:8:p:1434-1452
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29