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Quadrature-Based Methods for Solving Heterogeneous Agent Models with Discontinuous Distributions

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The paper develops a method for solving heterogeneous agent models in which the distribution of characteristics across agents is a state variable and the distribution can be discontinuous at points that vary endogenously. The method extends the approach of [Tauchen, George and Robert Hussey, Econometrica 59, 1991, 371–396] for solving nonlinear rational expectations models using a discrete-state Markov chain approximation to a continuous Markov process. The paper presents an example application of a general equilibrium labor search model with persistence in the idiosyncratic productivity of heterogeneous firms. Copyright Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. 2005

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  • Robert Hussey, 2005. "Quadrature-Based Methods for Solving Heterogeneous Agent Models with Discontinuous Distributions," Computational Economics, Springer;Society for Computational Economics, vol. 26(1), pages 1-17, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:compec:v:26:y:2005:i:1:p:1-17
    DOI: 10.1007/s10614-005-6414-2
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