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HomeMIT 14.04 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, Fall 2020Lecture 6: Dynamics and Programming
Lecture 6: Dynamics and Programming
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English villagers were able to store their harvest in inventory. Yet, despite facing starvation from future crop failure, they rarely stored enough to get beyond the following year. Dynamic economic models of decision-making, calibrating parameters from historical data, resolve the puzzle. The power of dynamic programming is revealed, along with some additional useful tools.