%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%   stoch_vfi.m:  A Matlab program to solve a simple stochastic growth %                 model via value function iteration.%%%   The models solved and the solution method (discret space DP) is%   described in chapters 2 and 3 of Ljungvist and Sargent's text%   Recursive Macreconomic Theory%%   I inherited parts of this code from Gary Hansen and%   Selahattin Imrohoroglu.  Panle Jia cleaned up this code.%%   George Hall, July 2001%   Yale University%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%clearformat short g! rm stoch_vfi.outdiary stoch_vfi.out; disp('A SIMPLE STOCHASTIC GROWTH MODEL');disp('');%%  set parameter values%alpha  = 0.40;              % production parameterbeta   = 0.95;              % subjective discount factor prob   = [ .5 .5; .5 .5];   % prob(i,j) = probability (A(t+1)=Aj | A(t) = Ai)delta  = .90;               % 1 - depreciation rateA_high = 1.5;               % high value for technologyA_low  = 0.5;               % low value for technology%%   form capital grid%   mink =   0.01;                     % minimum value of the capital gridmaxk =  25.01;                     % maximum value of the capital grid   ink  =  0.05;                     % size of capital grid incrementsnk   = round((maxk-mink)/ink+1);   % number of grid pointskgrid = [ mink:ink:maxk ]';% %  tabulate the utility function such that for zero or negative%  consumption utility remains a large negative number so that%  such values will never be chosen as utility maximizing      %kapp = repmat(kgrid,1,nk);kap = repmat(kgrid,1,nk)';cons1 = A_high*kap.^alpha  + delta*kap - kapp;cons2 = A_low*kap.^alpha + delta*kap - kapp;clear kapp kapcons1(find(cons1<=0)) = NaN;cons2(find(cons2<=0)) = NaN;util1 =  log(cons1);util2 =  log(cons2);util1(find(isnan(util1))) = -inf;util2(find(isnan(util2))) = -inf;clear cons1 cons2%%  initialize some variables%v       = repmat(0,nk,2);decis   = repmat(0,nk,2);metric  = 10;iter = 0;tme = cputime;[rs,cs] = size(util1);%%  iterate on Bellman's equation and get the decision %  rules and the value function at the optimum         %while metric > 1e-7;  [tv1,tdecis1]=max(util1 + beta*repmat(v*prob(1,:)',1,nk));  [tv2,tdecis2]=max(util2 + beta*repmat(v*prob(2,:)',1,nk));    tdecis=[tdecis1' tdecis2'];  tv=[tv1' tv2'];    metric=max(max(abs(tv-v)./tv));  v=tv;  decis=tdecis;iter = iter+1;end;disp('fixed point solved via value function iteration took');disp([ iter ]);disp('iterations and');disp([ cputime-tme ]);disp('seconds');decis=(decis-1)*ink + mink;%%   form transition matrix%   trans is the transition matrix from state at t (row)%   to the state at t+1 (column) %   The eigenvector associated with the unit eigenvalue%   of trans' is  the stationary distribution. % g2=sparse(cs,cs);g1=sparse(cs,cs);for i=1:cs    g1(i,tdecis1(i))=1;    g2(i,tdecis2(i))=1;endtrans=[ prob(1,1)*g1 prob(1,2)*g1; prob(2,1)*g2 prob(2,2)*g2];trans= trans';probst = (1/(2*nk))*ones(2*nk,1);test = 1;while test > 10^(-8);   probst1 = trans*probst;   test=max(abs(probst1-probst));   probst = probst1;end;%%   vectorize the decision rule to be conformable with probst%   calculate mean level of capital%kk=decis(:);meanK=probst'*kk;%%  calculate measure over (k,A) pairs%  lambda has same dimensions as decis%lambda=zeros(cs,2);lambda(:)=probst;%%   calculate stationary distribution of capital %probk=sum(lambda');     probk=probk';%%   print out results%disp('PARAMETER VALUES');disp('');disp('    alpha      beta       '); disp([ alpha beta ]);disp(''); disp('RESULTS ');disp('');disp('      mean of K ');disp([ meanK ]);%%    simulate life histories of the agent%disp('SIMULATING LIFE HISTORY');kgrid = [ (0:ink:maxk)' ];  % capital grid  kmark = 10;k = kgrid(kmark,1);        % initial level of assetsn = 100;                   % number of periods to simulates0 = 1;                    % initial state states   = zeros(n-1,2);controls = zeros(n-1,2);[chain,state] = markov(prob,n,s0);for i = 1:n-1;    if chain(i) == 1;       kprime = decis(kmark,1);       invest = kprime - delta*k;        cons   = A_high*k^(alpha) - invest;        kmark = tdecis(kmark,1);    elseif chain(i) == 2;       kprime = decis(kmark,2);       invest = kprime - delta*k;        cons   = A_low*k^(alpha) - invest;        kmark = tdecis(kmark,2);    else;      disp('something is wrong with chain');    end;    states(i,:) = [ k chain(i) ];    controls(i,:) = [ cons kprime ];    k = kprime;end;figure(1)plot(kgrid',v(:,1),'-',kgrid',v(:,2),':');title('STOCH GROWTH MODEL: VALUE FUNCTION');print value.psfigure(2)plot(kgrid',decis(:,1),'.',kgrid',decis(:,2),':',kgrid',kgrid','-');title('STOCH GROWTH MODEL: POLICY FUNCTION');axis([ 0 maxk 0 maxk ]);print policy.psfigure(3)plot((1:n-1)',controls(:,1));title('STOCH GROWTH MODEL: CONSUMPTION');print consum.psfigure(4)plot((1:n-1)',controls(:,2));title('STOCH GROWTH MODEL: INVESTMENT');print consum.psfigure(5)plot(kgrid,probk);title('DISTRIBUTION OF CAPITAL');xlabel('CAPITAL');ylabel('FRACTION OF AGENTS');print capdist.ps