Deep equilibrium nets

M Azinovic, L Gaegauf… - International Economic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We introduce deep equilibrium nets (DEQNs)—a deep learning‐based method to compute
approximate functional rational expectations equilibria of economic models featuring a …

Has dynamic programming improved decision making?

J Rust - Annual Review of Economics, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Dynamic programming (DP) is a powerful tool for solving a wide class of sequential decision-
making problems under uncertainty. In principle, it enables us to compute optimal decision …

Machine learning and structural econometrics: contrasts and synergies

F Iskhakov, J Rust, B Schjerning - The Econometrics Journal, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We contrast machine learning (ML) and structural econometrics (SE), focusing on areas
where ML can advance the goals of SE. Our views have been informed and inspired by the …

Artificial intelligence as structural estimation: Deep Blue, Bonanza, and AlphaGo

M Igami - The Econometrics Journal, 2020 - academic.oup.com
This article clarifies the connections between certain algorithms to develop artificial
intelligence (AI) and the econometrics of dynamic structural models, with concrete examples …

[PDF][PDF] Reputation and information design

L Mathevet, D Pearce… - Unpublished paper, New …, 2019 - laurentmathevet.com
Can reputation replace legal commitment for an institution making periodic
announcements? Near the limiting case of ideal patience, results of Fudenberg and Levine …

Sparse grids for dynamic economic models

J Brumm, C Krause, A Schaab… - Available at SSRN …, 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
Solving dynamic economic models that capture salient real-world heterogeneity and non-
linearity requires the approximation of high-dimensional functions. As their dimensionality …

Aliens and continuous time economies

G Gopalakrishna - Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper, 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
I develop a new computational framework called Actively Learned and Informed Equilibrium
Nets (ALIENs) to solve continuous time economic models with endogenous state variables …

[PDF][PDF] Reputation for a Degree of Honesty

L Mathevet, D Pearce, E Stacchetti - 2022 - eller.arizona.edu
Can reputation replace legal commitment for an institution making periodic public
announcements? Near the limiting case of ideal patience, results of Fudenberg and Levine …

Computing economic equilibria using projection methods

A Miftakhova, K Schmedders… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The analysis of dynamic economic models routinely leads to the mathematical problem of
determining an unknown function for which no closed-form solution exists. Economists must …

Self-justified equilibria: Existence and computation

F Kubler, S Scheidegger - Available at SSRN 3494876, 2019 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper introduces the concept of``self-justified equilibria" as a tractable alternative to
rational expectations equilibria in stochastic general equilibrium models with heterogeneous …