Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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957617 | Journal of Economic Theory | 2006 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
Renegotiation-proof contracts are studied in infinitely repeated principal-agent problem. Contracts satisfying a weaker notion of renegotiation-proofness always exist. The renegotiation-proof value function has a simple characterization: It is the principal's optimal value function when an appropriate lower bound is placed on the agent's expected utility. Sufficient conditions are provided for renegotiation-proof value function in finite horizon to converge to renegotiation-proof value function in infinite horizon as time goes to infinity.
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Authors
Rui R. Zhao,