Date: 2011
Type: Working Paper
Recursive contracts
Working Paper, EUI MWP, 2011/03
MARCET, Albert, MARIMON, Ramon, Recursive contracts, EUI MWP, 2011/03 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/16815
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We obtain a recursive formulation for a general class of contracting problems involving incentive constraints. These constraints make the corresponding maximization sup problems non-recursive. Our approach consists of studying a recursive Lagrangian. Under standard general conditions, there is a recursive saddle-point (infsup) functional equation (analogous to a Bellman equation) that characterizes the recursive solution to the planner's problem and forward-looking constraints. Our approach has been applied to a large class of dynamic contractual problems, such as contracts with limited enforcement, optimal policy design with implementability constraints, and dynamic political economy models.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/16815
ISSN: 1830-7728
Series/Number: EUI MWP; 2011/03
Publisher: European University Institute