Quasi-Geometric Discounting: A Closed-Form Solution Under The Exponential Utility Function

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Quasi-Geometric Discounting: A Closed-Form Solution Under The Exponential Utility Function

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Lilia Maliar () (Universidad de Alicante)
Serguei Maliar (Universidad de Alicante)

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This paper studies a discrete-time utility maximization problem of an infinitely-lived quasi-geometric consumer whose labor income is subject to uninsurable idiosyncratic productivity shocks. We restrict attention to a first-order Markov recursive solution. We show that under the assumption of the exponential utility function, the problem of the quasi-geometric consumer admits a closed-form solution.

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Paper provided by Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie) in its series Working Papers. Serie AD with number 2003-16.

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- Lilia Maliar & Serguei Maliar, 2004. "Quasi-geometric discounting: A closed-form solution under the exponential utility function," Bulletin of Economic Research, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 56(2), pages 201-206, 04. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

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