ECN 506 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Macroeconomics, Shimer College, Ryerson University
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Model results conclusion: theory:!- integrate the dmp search and matching model of the labour market into an otherwise standard rbc model (i. e. , kydland and. Simulate time paths for the economic variables of interest!- compare the statistical properties of the simulated time series to the data. Planner"s problem!a decentralized search economy unit measure of ex ante identical households: preferences: ! !e0. T [u(ct)+ (t)h(1 xt)] t=0 : ct is consumption, and xt is the fraction of time on non-leisure activities , u and h are increasing and concave , parameter (t) > 0 depends on the household"s employment ! status: 2 otherwise: the parameter reflects differences in the efficiency of a household"s home production . Planner"s problem!a decentralized search economy: (0, 1) is the exogenous separation rate employment evolves according to nt+1 =(1 )nt +m(vt,(1 nt)e)! recruiting and screening: each new job incurs a flow cost.