We develop a recursive dual method for solving dynamic economic problems. The method uses a Lagrangian to pair a dynamic recursive economic problem with a dual problem. We show that such dual problems can be recursively decomposed variables. In dynamic contracting and policy settings, the method often replaces an endogenous state space of forward-looking utilities with an exogenously given state space of costates. We provide a principle of optimality for dual problems and give conditions under which the dual Bellman operator is a contraction with the optimal dual value function its unique fixed point. We relate economic problems to their duals, address computational issues and give examples.

The dual approach to recursive optimization: theory and examples

Pavoni, Nicola;Messner, Matthias
2018

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We develop a recursive dual method for solving dynamic economic problems. The method uses a Lagrangian to pair a dynamic recursive economic problem with a dual problem. We show that such dual problems can be recursively decomposed variables. In dynamic contracting and policy settings, the method often replaces an endogenous state space of forward-looking utilities with an exogenously given state space of costates. We provide a principle of optimality for dual problems and give conditions under which the dual Bellman operator is a contraction with the optimal dual value function its unique fixed point. We relate economic problems to their duals, address computational issues and give examples.
2018
Pavoni, Nicola; Sleet, Christopher; Messner, Matthias
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