Iterative Schemes for Markov Perfect Equilibria

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Main Authors: Höfer, Felix, Laurière, Mathieu, Soner, H. Mete, Yan, Qinxin
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Published: 2025
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author Höfer, Felix
Laurière, Mathieu
Soner, H. Mete
Yan, Qinxin
author_facet Höfer, Felix
Laurière, Mathieu
Soner, H. Mete
Yan, Qinxin
contents We study Markov perfect equilibria in continuous-time dynamic games with finitely many symmetric players. The corresponding Nash system reduces to the Nash-Lasry-Lions equation for the common value function, also known as the master equation in the mean-field setting. In the finite-state space problems we consider, this equation becomes a nonlinear ordinary differential equation admitting a unique classical solution. Leveraging this uniqueness, we prove the convergence of both Picard and weighted Picard iterations, yielding efficient computational methods. Numerical experiments confirm the effectiveness of algorithms based on this approach.
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spellingShingle Iterative Schemes for Markov Perfect Equilibria
Höfer, Felix
Laurière, Mathieu
Soner, H. Mete
Yan, Qinxin
Optimization and Control
35Q89, 35D40, 49L25, 60G99
We study Markov perfect equilibria in continuous-time dynamic games with finitely many symmetric players. The corresponding Nash system reduces to the Nash-Lasry-Lions equation for the common value function, also known as the master equation in the mean-field setting. In the finite-state space problems we consider, this equation becomes a nonlinear ordinary differential equation admitting a unique classical solution. Leveraging this uniqueness, we prove the convergence of both Picard and weighted Picard iterations, yielding efficient computational methods. Numerical experiments confirm the effectiveness of algorithms based on this approach.
title Iterative Schemes for Markov Perfect Equilibria
topic Optimization and Control
35Q89, 35D40, 49L25, 60G99
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.20898