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The agent is infinitely lived and aims to maximize the expected discounted
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sum of earnings
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\mathbb{E} \sum_{t=0}^{\infty} \beta^t y_t
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```{math}
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:label: obj_model
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{\mathbb E} \sum_{t=0}^\infty \beta^t u(y_t)
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The constant $\beta$ lies in $(0, 1)$ and is called a **discount factor**.
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In particular, the agent has wage offer $w$ in hand.
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More precisely, $v^*(w)$ denotes the value of the objective function
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{eq}`objective` when an agent in this situation makes *optimal* decisions now
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{eq}`obj_model` when an agent in this situation makes *optimal* decisions now
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and at all future points in time.
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Of course $v^*(w)$ is not trivial to calculate because we don't yet know

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