Dynare Summer School 2021

Introduction to Dynare and local approximation

June 21, 2021
Michel Juillard

Q&A sessions

Session 1: 2021/06/21 7:00-8:30 UTC
Session 2: 2021/06/21 15:00-16:30 UTC

Videos

I. Dynare in a nutshell
  • Why Dynare
  • Main functionalities
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II. Dynare syntax
Example: the neoclassical growth model
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Writing a Dynare model
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Running a Dynare model
III. Solving DSGE models
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IV. The solution function
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V. First order approximation
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VI. Example: A simple RBC model
The model
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Dynare model file
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Addendum
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Running the Dynare model
VII. Second and third order approximation
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VIII. Example: An asset pricing model
Jermann (1998) model
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Dynare model file
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Running the Dynare model
APPENDIX
A1. Solving quadratic matrix equations
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Slides

All the slides in a single PDF file
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Exercises

Exercises
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Correction

Models

Models (examples + exercises)

Papers

1. An, Sungbae and Frank Schorfheide (2006) Bayesian analysis of DSGE models. Working Paper 06-5. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
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2. Jermann, Urban (1998) Asset pricing in production economies. Journal of Monetary Economics 41, pp. 257--275.
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3. Juillard, Michel (2018) Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models, in Shu-Heng Chen, Mak Kaboudan, and Ye-Rong Du (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Computational Economics and Finance. Oxford University Press.
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