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The computational experiment: an econometric tool

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  • Finn E. Kydland
  • Edward C. Prescott

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A specification of the steps in designing a computational experiment to address a well-posed quantitative question, emphasizing that the computational experiment is an econometric tool used in the task of deriving the quantitative implications of theory.

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Paper provided by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland in its series Working Paper with number 9420.

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