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The Timing of Uncertainty and The Intensity of Policy

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  • P. Ruben Mercado
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    This article analyzes the trade-off between ÏcautionÓ and ÏintensityÓ in the use of the control variable in a one-state one-control dynamic stochastic quadratic linear optimization problem with discount factor. It studies the effects that changes in uncertainty of the control parameter have on the optimal first-period response of the control variable, showing that the trade-off between ÏcautionÓ and ÏintensityÓ depends on the timing of the uncertainty. Given an increase in current uncertainty and an equal increase in future uncertainty, caution will always prevail over intensity. Moreover, the prevalence of caution will be enlarged as the increase in future uncertainty moves farther away into the future, while this prevalence will be reduced as the increase in future uncertainty expands into the future.

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    Paper provided by Society for Computational Economics in its series Computing in Economics and Finance 2001 with number 55.

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    Date of creation: 01 Apr 2001
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    Handle: RePEc:sce:scecf1:55

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    Keywords: Policy Uncertainty; Stochastic Control; Macroeconomic Policy;

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    1. Arnulfo Rodriguez, 2004. "Robust Control: A Note on the Timing of Model Uncertainty," Computing in Economics and Finance 2004 147, Society for Computational Economics.
    2. Kendrick, David A., 2005. "Stochastic control for economic models: past, present and the paths ahead," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 29(1-2), pages 3-30, January.

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