Abstract
We prove the global existence of an incomplete, continuous-time finite-agent Radner equilibrium in which exponential agents optimise their expected utility over both running consumption and terminal wealth. The market consists of a traded annuity, and along with unspanned income, the market is incomplete. Set in a Brownian framework, the income is driven by a multidimensional diffusion and in particular includes mean-reverting dynamics. The equilibrium is characterised by a system of fully coupled quadratic backward stochastic differential equations, a solution to which is proved to exist under Markovian assumptions. We also show that the equilibrium allocations lead to Pareto-optimal allocations only in exceptional situations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 359-382 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Finance and Stochastics |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2020 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Statistics and Probability
- Finance
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Keywords
- Annuity
- BSDE
- Incomplete markets
- Radner equilibrium
- Systems of BSDEs
- Unspanned income