We consider the problem of computing approximations to fixed points of quasilinear contraction mappings defined on the space of continuous functions of $d$ variables. Our main emphasis is on large d. Examples of such mappings include the Bellman operator from the theory of dynamic programming....

Empirical research indicates that learning-by-doing may be one of the main causes of falling production costs. A number of authors like Arrow, Fudenberg and Tirole, Dasgupta and Stiglitz, have focused on the theoretical implications of learning-by-doing. However, a complete framework...

This paper contains a new convergence theorem for Gauss-Seidel (SOR) iterations for an arbitrary equation system. We use that theorem to show how to reorder equations and to extend their radius of convergence. It is not generally optimal to minimise the number or size of the above diagonal...

The paper studies off-line computation of the Stackelberg solution in a repeated game framework, utilizing the Genetic Algorithm. Simulations are conducted with a numerical linear quadratic example and a Fish War game example. Furthermore, it is shown that an evolutionary mutation probability is...

This paper discusses the most efficient estimator among Quasi Maximum Likelihood Estimators using at most two levels of numerical integration, for the multivariate probit model. Simulations show that this estimator is more efficient but not more costly than the second-best alternative. However,...

There exist a number of approximation methods for the price of average rate options, when the underlying asset is a currency or equity. Realistic pricing models for average interest rate caps based on interbank offered rates have not yet been published. In this paper we propose to adapt the...

In the optimal linear regulator problem the control vector is usually determined by solving the algebraic matrix Riccati equation using successive substitutions. This, however, can be rather inefficient from a computational point of view. A nonrecursive method which requires that the transition...

This paper describes a programming environment for economic equilibrium analysis. The system introduces the Mathematical Programming System for General Equilibrium analysis (MPSGE, Rutherford 1987) within the Generalized Algebraic Modelling System (GAMS, Brooke, Kendrick and Meeraus (1988))....

The rapid rise of the Internet has lead to new technologies. These include HTML, the basic markup' language for pages on the World Wide Web; PDF, a file format designed for precise layout control of documents like working papers and journals, and Java, a general purpose language ideally suited for...

Often, in finite samples, the true level of the confidence intervals for natural estimators of inequality indices belonging to the Gini family differs greatly from their nominal level, which is based on the asymptotic confidence limits. This paper shows how the Gram-Charlier series can be used...