Algorithms for solving dynamic models with occasionally binding constraints

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1179-1232

  Christiano, Lawrence J ^a   Fisher, Jonas D M ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

C6; C63; C68; Chebyshev interpolation; Collocation; Occasionally binding constraints; Parameterized expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034215290     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1889(99)00016-0     Document Type: Article

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