This chapter discusses the widely used control model in economics, the Linear Quadratic Control Model (LQCM).The major advantage of LQCM is that it has, in general, a unique analytical solution. However, this is not necessarily true when dealing with forward-looking behavior or stochastic...

The analysis of economywide models is a particularly demanding topic in economics since it involves the study of interdependence. It implies a move to the realm of multiple heterogeneous agents, sectors and institutions interacting in complex ways. While there are some analytical methods and...

This paper, and its accompanying programs, provide a practical introduction to macroeconomic policy analysis methods and show how to implement in DUALI deterministic and stochastic simulations with standard and rational expectations models. The analysis of the general properties of dynamic...

Three methods have been developed by the authors for solving optimal experimentation problems. David Kendrick (1981, 2002, Ch.10) uses quadratic approximation of the value function and linear approximation of the equation of motion to simulate general optimal experimentation (active learning)...

In an earlier paper, i.e. Kendrick and Amman (A Taylor Rule for fiscal policy?, <CitationRef CitationID="CR9">2010</CitationRef>), we raised the question of whether adjusting fiscal policy more frequently than its current pace of once a year could be used to improve stabilization. Also, we proposed a method for shedding light on that...</citationref>