We derive marginal conditions of optimality (i.e., Euler equations) for a general class of Dynamic Discrete Choice (DDC) structural models. These conditions can be used to estimate structural parameters in these models without having to solve for or approximate value functions. This result...

This paper extends the Euler Equation (EE) representation of dynamic decision problems to a general class of discrete choice models and shows that the advantages of this approach apply not only to the estimation of structural parameters but also to the solution of the model and the evaluation of...

We derive marginal conditions of optimality (i.e., Euler equations) for a general class of Dynamic Discrete Choice ( DDC ) structural models. These conditions can be used to estimate structural parameters in these models without having to solve for approximate value functions. This result...