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On learnability of E–stable equilibria

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Sergey Slobodyan (CERGE-EI, Czech Republic)
Atanas Christev (Heriot Watt University, UK)

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While under recursive least squares learning the dynamics of the economy converges to rational expectations equilibria (REE) which are E–stable, some recent examples propose that E–stability is not a sufficient condition for learnability. In this paper, we provide some further evidence on the conditions under which E–stability of a particular equilibrium might fail to imply its stochastic gradient (SG) or generalized SG learnability. We also claim that the requirement on the speed of convergence of the learning process imposed by [4] also implies that E–stable equilibria are likely to be GSG learnable. We show this in a simple â€New Keneysian†model of optimal monetary policy design in which the stability of REE under SG learning. In this case, the paper gives the conditions which are necessary for reversal of learnability

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Paper provided by Society for Computational Economics in its series Computing in Economics and Finance 2006 with number 451.

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Keywords: Adaptive learning; E–stability; stochastic gradient; learnability;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
C62 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods and Programming - - - Existence and Stability Conditions of Equilibrium
D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search, Learning, and Information
E17 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Forecasting and Simulation

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  1. Evans, G.W. & Honkapohja ,S. & Williams, N., 2005. "Generalized Stochastic Gradient Learning," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0545, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Giannitsarou, Chryssi, 2005. "E-Stability Does Not Imply Learnability," Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 9(02), pages 276-287, April. [Downloadable!]
  3. Giuseppe Ferrero, 2004. "Monetary Policy and the Transition to Rational Expectations," Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) 499, Bank of Italy, Economic Research Department. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Barucci, Emilio & Landi, Leonardo, 1997. "Least mean squares learning in self-referential linear stochastic models," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 57(3), pages 313-317, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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