Recursive equilibrium with Price Perfect Foresight and a minimal state space

B-Tier
Journal: Economic Theory
Year: 2016
Volume: 61
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-54

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Abstract

Abstract This paper analyzes general equilibrium models with finite heterogeneous agents who anticipate future prices through a price expectation function with or without accuracy. I show the existence of a recursive equilibrium with a minimal state space through the Kakutani–Fan–Glicksberg fixed point theorem. Moreover, any such recursive equilibrium implements a sequential equilibrium and its uniqueness implies its continuity. Particularly, I prove that an agent making persistent errors in the price expectation function is driven out of the market in any sequential equilibrium implemented by a continuous recursive equilibrium. This result is established under the condition that exogenous variables converge in probability and assuming that the relative variability of all stochastic discount factors is low.

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RePEc Handle
repec:spr:joecth:v:61:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1007_s00199-015-0927-2
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29