Huggett economies with multiple stationary equilibria

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
Year: 2017
Volume: 84
Issue: C
Pages: 77-90

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Abstract

I obtain a closed-form solution to a Huggett economy with constant absolute risk aversion (CARA) utility when the vector of individual state variables follows a VAR(1) process with an arbitrary shock distribution. The stationary equilibrium is unique if the income process is AR(1), but not necessarily so otherwise. With Gaussian shocks, I provide general sufficient conditions for the existence of at least three equilibria when the income process is either ARMA(1,1), AR(2), or has a persistent-transitory (PT) representation with negatively correlated shocks. The possibility of multiple equilibria calls for caution in comparative statics exercises and policy analyses using heterogeneous-agent models. As an illustration I provide an example in which the welfare implication of changing the income risk goes in opposite directions depending on the choice of equilibrium.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:dyncon:v:84:y:2017:i:c:p:77-90
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29