The equivalence between the absence of arbitrage and the existence of an equivalent martingale measure fails when an infinite number of trading dates is considered. By enlarging the set of states of nature and the probability measure through a projective system of perfect measure spaces, we characterize the absence of arbitrage when the time set is countable.
The aim of this paper is to explore several features concerning the generalized marginal rate of substitution (GMRS) when the consumers utility maximization problem with several constraints is formulated as a quasi-concave programming problem. We show that a point satisfying the first order sufficient conditions for the consumer's problem minimizes the associated quasi-convex reciprocal cost minimization problems. We define the GMRS between endowments and show how it can be computed using the reciprocal expenditure multipliers. Additionally, GMRS is proved to be a rate of change between different proportion bundles of initial endowments. Finally, conditions are provided to guarantee a decreasing GMRS along a curve of initial endowments while keeping the consumer's utility level constant.
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