INCOMPLETE MARKETS IN INFINITE HORIZON: DEBT CONSTRAINTS VERSUS NODE PRICES

The general equilibrium model with incomplete markets is here extended to infinite horizon economies populated by a finite number of infinitely lived agents. the crucial issue that divides the infinite horizon setting from the finite horizon setting is in the nature of borrowing constraints, which added to spot constraints, define a plausible budget set for individual agents. the paper relates seven alternative definitions of equilibrium and states corresponding equilibrium existence theorems when assets are one-period and purely financial. Copyright 1996 Blackwell Publishers.