kevin reffett

i am interested in what is interesting.

ed ruscha

one should never try to prove anything that is not almost obvious.

alexander grothendieck

lord, grant that my work increases knowledge and helps other men.

failing that, lord, grant that it will not lead to man’s destruction.

failing that, lord, grant that my article will be published before the destruction takes place.

walker percy. “love in the ruins”

this is a collection of my work (w/ various coauthors), both recent and past. when a paper is published, i have noted the journal and year of the publication. the papers are organized in rationally inattentive chronological order. if a manuscript is not submitted, and only listed in its current draft, it might be incomplete. feel free to contact me with comments/suggestions concerning any of these papers.

characterizing multiple stationary equilibria in open economies with collateral constraints (w/ damian pierri), 2023

a tarski-kantorovich theorem for correspondences (w/ lukasz balbus, wojciech olszewski, and lukasz wozny), 2023

iterative monotone comparative statics (w/ lukasz balbus, wojciech olszewski, and lukasz wozny) updated 2023

time consistent policies and quasi-hyperbolic discounting (w/ lukasz balbus and lukasz wozny) forthcoming Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance, 2023

intergenerational altruism and time inconsistency (w/ lukasz balbus and lukasz wozny) 2021

time consistent equilibria in dynamic models with recursive payoffs and behavioral discounting (w/ lukasz balbus and lukasz wozny), 2021, Journal of Economic Theory

markov distributional equilibrium dynamics in games with complementarities and no aggregata risk (w/ lukasz balbus, pawel dziewulski, and lukasz wazny) 2022, Theoretical Economics

online appendix, markov distributional equilibrium dynamics in games with complementarities and no aggregate risk

uniqueness of time-consistent Markov policies for quasi-hyperbolic consumers under uncertainty (w/ lukasz balbus and lukasz wozny) 2018, Journal of  Economic Theory

a qualitative theory of large games with strategic complementarities (w/ lukasz balbus, pawel dziewulski, and lukasz wozny) Economic Theory, 2019

dynamic games in macroeconomics (w/ lukasz balbus and lukasz wozny) 2017 (Handbook of Game Theory, Basar and Zaccour editors)

generalized envelope theorems: applications to dynamic programming (w/ olivier morand and sushismita tarafdar), Journal of Optimization and Applications, 2018

preface: special issue on dynamic games in macroeconomics (w/ ed prescott), Dynamic Games and Applications, 2016

comparing recursive equilibrium in economies with dynamic complementarities and indeterminacy (w/ manjira datta and lukasz wozny), Economic Theory, 2018

lagrangian multipliers in convex programs with applications to classical and nonoptimal one-sector stochastic growth models  (joint w/ olivier morand) current draft, april 2015

an application of kleene's fixed point theorem to dynamic programming (joint with takashi kamihigashi and masayuki yao) International Journal of Economic Theory, 2015

on learning and growth (w/ len mirman and marc santugini) Economic Theory 2016

monotone equilibria in nonatomic supermodular games: a comment (w/ lukasz balbus and lukasz wozny) Games and Economic Behavior, 2015

a constructive study of markov equilibria in stochastic games with strategic complementarities(joint w/ lukasz balbus and lukasz wozny), Journal of Economic Theory, 2014

computing minimal state space recursive equilibrium in olg models w/ stochastic production (joint w/ jaime mcgovern and olivier morand), Economic Theory, 2013

markov stationary equilibria in stochastic supermodular games w/ imperfect private and public information (joint w/ lukasz balbus and lukasz wozny), Dynamic games and Applications, 2013

generalized envelope theorems (joint w/ olivier morand and suchismita tarafdar). current draft, june 2015

time consistent markov policies for quasi-hyperbolic consumers (w/ lukasz balbus and lukasz wozny) International J of Game Theory 2014

a qualitative theory of large games with strategic complementarities (w/ lukasz balbus, pawel dziewulski, and lukasz wozny), Economic Theory. 2019.

stationary markovian equilibrium in altruistic stochastic OLG models w/ limited commitment (joint w/ lukasz balbus and lukasz wozny), Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2012

a constructive geometric approach to uniqueness of markov stationary equilibrium in stochastic games of intergenerational altruism (w/ lukasz balbus and lukasz wozny), Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2013

uniqueness of time-consistent markov policies for quasi-hyperbolic consumers under uncertainty (joint w/ lukasz balbus and lukasz wozny), current draft, april 2014

differential information in large games with strategic complementarities (w/ lukasz balbus, pawel dziewulski, and lukasz wozny), economic theory, 2015

a nonsmooth approach to envelope theorems (w/ olivier morand and suchismita tarafdar) J of Math Econ, 2015 (working paper version)

a qualitative approach to markovian equilibrium in infinite horizon economics with capital (joint w/ len mirman and olivier morand), Journal of Economic Theory, 2008

stationary markovian equilibrium in overlapping generations models w/ nonclassical production and markov shocks (joint w/ olivier morand). Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2007 

isotone recursive methods: the case of homogeneous agents. (joint w/ manjira datta). Handbook of Optimal Growth, edited by rose-anne dana and cuong levan, 2006

fixed point theorems and their applications to the theory of nash equilibria. (joint w/ seppo heikkila), Nonlinear Analysis, 2006 

fixed point theorems for multivalued mappings in ordered topological spaces w/ applicaitons to game theory (joint with seppo heikkila), current draft 2006 

on extremal nash equilibria for mixed extensions in finite normal form games (joint /w seppa heikkila), Curernt draft 2006.

some stability results for markovian economic semigroups (joint w/ len mirman and john stachurski), International Journal of Economic Theory, 2005

markovian equilibrium in infinite horizon economies w/ incomplete markets and public policy (joint w/ manjira datta, len mirman, and olivier morand), Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2005 

existence and uniqueness of equilibrium in nonoptimal unbounded infinitehorizon economies (joint w/ olivier morand), Journal of Monetary Economics, 2003

existence and uniqueness of equilibrium in distorted dynamic economies with capital and labor. (joint w/ manjira datta and len mirman), Journal of Economic Theory, 2002

monotone methods for markovian equilibrium in dynamic economies (joint with manjira datta, len mirman, and olivier morand), Annals of Operations Research, 2002

production-based asset pricing in monetary economies with transactions costs. Economica, 1996

arbitrage pricing and the stochastic inflation tax in a multisector economy. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1996

exogeneity and forward rate unbiasedness. (joint w/ stefan norrbin). Journal of International Money and Finance, 1996

the inflation tax in a convex model of equilibrium growth. (joint w/ milt marquis), Economica, 1995

new technology spillovers into the payments system (joint w/ milt marquis), Economic Journal, 1994

 i-2 representations of U.S. money demand. (joint w/ stefan norrbin), Economics Letters, 1995

capital in the payments system. (joint w/ milt marquis), Economica, 1992 

real interest rates and endogenous growth in a monetary economy (joint w/ milt marquis), Economics Letters, 1991