Unique Equilibrium in the Eaton-Gersovitz Model of Sovereign Debt
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Auclert Rognlie GSRP 14-01.pdf
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Auclert, Adrien
Rognlie, Matthew
Date Issued
September 4, 2014
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Working paper, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics;GSRP 14-01
Abstract
We provide a proof that Markov Perfect equilibrium is unique in the standard infinitehorizon incomplete-market model with a default option which, following Eaton and Gersovitz (1981), has become a benchmark for quantitative analyses of sovereign debt (Arellano (2008), Aguiar and Gopinath (2006), Aguiar and Amador (2014)).
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sovereign debt, default, multiplicity
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