var Efficiency // $A$ EfficiencyGrowth // $X$ Population // $L$ PopulationGrowth // $N$ Output // $Y$ PhysicalCapitalStock ; // $K$ varexo e_x // $\varepsilon_x$ e_n ; // $\varepsilon_n$ parameters alpha // $\alpha$ epsilon // $\varepsilon$ delta // $\delta$ s // $s$ rho_x // $\rho_x$ rho_n // $\rho_n$ EfficiencyGrowth_ss // $X^{\star}$ PopulationGrowth_ss ; // $N^{\star}$ alpha = .33; epsilon = .70; delta = .02; s = .20; rho_x = .90; rho_n = .95; EfficiencyGrowth_ss = 1.02; PopulationGrowth_ss = 1.02; model; Efficiency = EfficiencyGrowth*Efficiency(-1); EfficiencyGrowth/EfficiencyGrowth_ss = (EfficiencyGrowth(-1)/EfficiencyGrowth_ss)^(rho_x)*exp(e_x); Population = PopulationGrowth*Population(-1); PopulationGrowth/PopulationGrowth_ss = (PopulationGrowth(-1)/PopulationGrowth_ss)^(rho_n)*exp(e_n); Output = (alpha*PhysicalCapitalStock(-1)^((epsilon-1)/epsilon)+(1-alpha)*(Efficiency*Population)^((epsilon-1)/epsilon))^(epsilon/(epsilon-1)); PhysicalCapitalStock = (1-delta)*PhysicalCapitalStock(-1) + s*Output; end; histval; Efficiency(0) = 1; EfficiencyGrowth(0) = 1.02; Population(0) = 1; PopulationGrowth(0) = 1.02; PhysicalCapitalStock(0) = 1; end; shocks; var e_x = 0; var e_n = 0; end; simulations = simul_backward_model([], 500);