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By a Markov measure you mean, that for some stochastic kernel $K$ on the measurable space $(A,2^A)$ it holds that $P$ is the induced measure on $A^\Bbb N$?
There is a way to solve this problem even for more general Markov processes, but could you please tell me more precise about your conditioning. In your case $\mathsf P(Y_k\geq 0\;\forall k) = 0$ so I guess you are interested rather in $$ \mathsf P(M_n \geq m|Y_k\geq 0 \; \forall 0\leq k\leq n) $$ am I right?
@Paul: I'm not sure whether it's true. Let $X\equiv \frac 12$ and let $p = 2$, then LHS is $\frac14$ and RHS is $\frac1{16}$, so your philosophy does not apply at least in such case.
@Anthony: I agree - and I am pretty sure that one come up with a maximal coupling of $P$ and $\hat P$ doing it sequentially - I just wondered whether it's possible for the maximal coupling which satisfies one more additional assumption (aka $\gamma$-coupling according to Lindvall).
As far as I've checked your example, it is correct - thanks again. I guess, I shall accept you answer - but could you suggest how to compute $\Bbb P(X_1 = \hat X_1)$ or maybe you know how to express $\Bbb P(X\in A,\hat X\in \hat A)$?
Thank you. Do you have a reference for the proof of the last formula? It's like a Fubini theorem, but I've never seen a proof of its version for kernels. Also, in your first example, do you mean that $P$ and $\hat P$ in place of $\mu$ and $\hat \mu$ - just to keep it consistent with the notation in OP?