We compare the numerical methods that are most widely applied in the computation of the standard business cycle model with flexible labor. The numerical techniques imply economically insignificant differences with regard to business cycle summary statistics except for the volatility of...

In this paper we survey some notions of generalized derivatives for C wedge(1,1) functions. Furthermore some optimality conditions and numerical methods for nonlinear minimization problems involving C wedge(1,1) data are studied

We propose a coherent unified approach to the study of the linkages among economic growth, financial structure, and inequality, bringing together disparate theoretical and empirical literature. That is, we show how to conduct model-based quantitative research on transitional paths. With...

This paper describes the numerical optimization methods used in Berger (2001) to find the complete time paths of key economic variables in neoclassical vintage capital models. An interior and a non-interior point method are discussed. Both of the methods are part of the general class of...

Shoven und Whalley, die Wegbereiter der angewandten Gleichgewichtsanalyse, haben in ihrem bekannten JEL-Übersichtsartikel von 1984 das Los der Gleichgewichtsmodellierer als "jack of all trades" beklagt. Ziel unseres Beitrags ist es, angenehmere "Wege zum Gleichgewicht" aufzuzeigen. Unser...

Frequent criticism in dynamic decision making research pertains to the overly complex nature of the decision tasks used in experimentation. To address such concerns we study dynamic decision making with respect to the simple race game Hog, which has a computable optimal decision strategy. In the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to derive semi-closed-form solutions to a wide variety of interest rate derivatives prices under stochastic volatility in affine-term structure models. Design/methodology/approach –The paper first derives the Frobenius series solution to the...