Comparing Solution Methods for Dynamic Equilibrium Economies

S. Boragan Aruoba, Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Juan Francisco Rubio-Ramirez
2003 Social Science Research Network  
This paper compares solution methods for dynamic equilibrium economies. We compute and simulate the stochastic neoclassical growth model with leisure choice using Undetermined Coefficients in levels and in logs, Finite Elements, Chebyshev Polynomials, Second and Fifth Order Perturbations and Value Function Iteration for several calibrations. We document the performance of the methods in terms of computing time, implementation complexity and accuracy and we present some conclusions about our preferred approaches based on the reported evidence.
doi:10.2139/ssrn.488845 fatcat:waauihdgl5gnhkj5zrxemi3bou