Rationalizing Policy Functions by Dynamic Optimization
Econometrica · 1999 · Volume 67 · Issue 2
Abstract
We derive necessary and sufficient conditions for a pair of functions to be the optimal policy function and the optimal value function of a dynamic maximization problem with convex constraints and concave objective functional. It is shown that every Lipschitz continuous function can be the solution of such a problem. If the maintained assumptions include free disposal and monotonicity, then we obtain a complete characterization of all optimal policy and optimal value functions. This is the case, e.g., in the standard aggregative optimal growth model.
Keywords
Dynamic optimization, optimal growth theory, rationalizability.
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