Stationary equilibrium transition rules for an overlapping generations model with uncertainty (Q759630)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3882157
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Stationary equilibrium transition rules for an overlapping generations model with uncertainty
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3882157

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    Stationary equilibrium transition rules for an overlapping generations model with uncertainty (English)
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    An overlapping generations model incorporating random production shocks is studied. Households have finite life spans. Futures markets are incomplete. Agents have full information in one case, and receive only a limited signal in another. In both instances the existence of a time- autonomous transition rule is proved such that if all agents forecast using it, the economy's actual growth will bear the predictions out. The rule corresponds to a steady state for a non-stochastic model. With limited information, it is seen to depend on all past signals. Several approximation theorems which may facilitate future applications are presented.
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    stationary equilibrium
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    overlapping generations model
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    random production shocks
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    full information
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    existence of a time-autonomous transition rule
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    growth
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    limited information
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    approximation theorems
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