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This command computes the first order approximation of the policy that
maximizes the policy maker's objective function subject to the
constraints provided by the equilibrium path of the private economy and under
commitment to this optimal policy. The Ramsey policy is computed is computed
commitment to this optimal policy. The Ramsey policy is computed
by approximating the equilibrium system around the perturbation point where the
Lagrange multipliers are at their steady state, i.e. where the Ramsey planner acts
as if the initial multipliers had
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vector, where the first entry stores the value of the planner objective when the initial Lagrange
multipliers associated with the planner's problem are set to their steady state
values (@pxref{ramsey_policy}).
In contrast, the second entry stores the value of the planner objective with
initial Lagrange multipliers of the planner's problem set to 0, i.e. it is assumed
that the planner succumbs to the temptation to exploit the preset private expecatations
in the first period (but not in later periods due to commitment).
that the planner exploits its ability to surprise private agents in the first
period of implementing Ramsey policy. This is the value of implementating
optimal policy for the first time and committing not to re-optimize in the future.
Because it entails computing at least a second order approximation, this
computation is skipped with a message when the model is too large (more than 180 state
variables, including lagged Lagrange multipliers).