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A Recursive Formulation for Repeated Agency with History Dependence

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Abstract

We present general recursive methods to handle environments where privately observed variables are linked over time. We show that incentive compatible contracts are implemented recursively with a threat keeping constraint in addition to the usual temporary incentive compatibility and promise keeping conditions. Journal of Economic Literature Classification Numbers: D30, D31, D80, D82.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)223-247
Number of pages25
JournalJournal of Economic Theory
Volume91
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2000

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
1The authors thank Fernando Alvarez, Robert E. Lucas, Jr., the associate editor, and two anonymous referees for comments. This paper was completed while Fernandes was a graduate student at the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago and she gratefully acknowledges financial support from Banco de Portugal and Fundacvo Para a Ciênca e a Tecnologia. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis or the Federal Reserve System.

Keywords

  • Mechanism design; repeated agency

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