Markov perfect equilibria in OLG models with risk sensitive agents

Łukasz Balbus

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/TMNA.2019.016

Abstract


In this paper, we present an overlapping generation model (OLG for short) of resource extraction with a random production function and an altruism having both paternalistic and non-paternalistic features. All generations are risk-sensitive with a constant coefficient of absolute risk aversion. The preferences are represented by a possibly dynamic inconsistent dynamic recursive utility function with non-cooperating generations. Under general conditions on the aggregator and transition probability, we examine the existence and the uniqueness of a recursive utility function and the existence of a stationary mixed Markov Perfect Nash Equilibria.

Keywords


Overlapping generation models; recursive utility; non-paternalistic altruism; paternalistic altruism; risk sensitivity; local contractions

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