/* Tests the functioning of the Ramsey command when used together with an initval-block * The example is taken from Juillard, Michel (2011): User manual for optimal policy package, * MONFISPOL FP7 project SSH-225149, Deliverable 1.1.2 */ var pai, c, n, r, a; varexo u; parameters beta, rho, epsilon, omega, phi, gamma; beta=0.99; gamma=3; omega=17; epsilon=8; phi=1; rho=0.95; model; a = rho*a(-1)+u; 1/c = beta*r/(c(+1)*pai(+1)); pai*(pai-1)/c = beta*pai(+1)*(pai(+1)-1)/c(+1)+epsilon*phi*n^(gamma+1)/omega -exp(a)*n*(epsilon-1)/(omega*c); exp(a)*n = c+(omega/2)*(pai-1)^2; end; initval; r=1; end; initval; a = 0; pai = beta; c = 0.9665; n = 0.9673; end; shocks; var u; stderr 0.008; end; planner_objective(ln(c)-phi*((n^(1+gamma))/(1+gamma))); ramsey_model(planner_discount=0.99,instruments=(r)); steady; stoch_simul(order=1, nograph); evaluate_planner_objective;