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A Review of 'Jumps' in Macroeconomic Models: With Special Reference to the Case when Eigenvalues are Complex-Valued

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The dynamic properties of macroeconomic models are typically characterised by having a combination of stable and unstable eigenvalues. In a seminal paper, Blanchard and Kahn showed that, for linear models, in order to ensure a unique solution, the number of discontinuous or “jump” variables must equal the number of unstable eigenvalues in the economy. Assuming no zero eigenvalues, this also means that the number of predetermined variables, otherwise referred to as continuous or non-jump variables, must equal the number of stable eigenvalues. In this paper, we review the Blanchard and Kahn results when eigenvalues are real-valued and then establish that these results also carry through for linear dynamical systems where some of the eigenvalues are complex-valued. We show that the crucial reason why the results continue to hold for complex-valued eigenvalues is because, in order to ensure that the solutions for the endogenous variables are real-valued and thus have an economic interpretation, the coefficients associated with each complex conjugate pair of eigenvalues must also come in complex conjugate pairs. Examples with just one complex conjugate pair of stable eigenvalues and a general n-dimensional model have been presented for both the continuous-time and discrete-time cases.

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  • Peter J. Stemp, 2004. "A Review of 'Jumps' in Macroeconomic Models: With Special Reference to the Case when Eigenvalues are Complex-Valued," Department of Economics - Working Papers Series 920, The University of Melbourne.
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    1. Peter J. Stemp, 2006. "‘Jumps’ In Macroeconomic Models: An Example When Eigenvalues Are Complex‐Valued," Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 45(4), pages 333-342, December.

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    Keywords

    Macroeconomics; Dynamical Systems; Complex-valued Eigenvalues; Saddlepath Instability; Jump Variables.;
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    • E17 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics

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