Abstract
Under a gross substitution assumption, we prove existence and uniqueness of competitive equilibrium for an infinite-horizon exchange economy with limited commitment and complete financial markets. Risk-sharing is limited as only a part of the private endowment can be used as collateral to secure debt. The unique equilibrium is Markovian with respect to a minimal state space consisting of exogenous shocks and Negishi's welfare weights. We represent equilibrium dynamics via a monotone operator acting on entire wealth distribution functions. We construct a fixed point of this operator generating a lower and an upper orbit and proving coincidence of accumulation points.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 287-295 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Mathematical Economics |
Volume | 61 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Competitive equilibrium
- Gross substitution
- Monotone operator
- Solvency constraints
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics
- Applied Mathematics