Asko Asko Korpela

Optimization and dynamics

Asko.Korpela@kolumbus.fi

Excercise points: Korpela o Salo o DEMO program package o Economics courses  o AJK home page  

OPTDYN 34D240
OPTIMIZATION AND DYNAMICS
Asko Korpela & Seppo Salo ke 1997
01 Mathematical basic concepts 4-8.5 SS 01-15
02 Comparative statics of a macromodel 8.6 AK 01-16
03 Mathematics of optimization: no constraint 9-11.4 SS 01-22
04 Convexity in optimization 11.5 SS 01-23
05 Profit maximization in multi-product firm 11.6 AK 01-29
06 Mathematics of optimization: constrained 12.1-3 SS 01-30
07 Maximization of consumer utility 12.5 AK 02-05
08 Production function and minimum cost 12.6-7 AK 02-06
09 Dynamics of a continuous time variable: integral 13.1-4 SS .-.
10 Integral in economic applications 13.5-6 AK 02-19
11 Fst order differential eqn: linear, constant term 14.1-2 SS 02-12
12 Fst order differential eqn: linear, continued 14.3-6 SS 02-13
13 Fst order differential eqn: economic applications 14.7 AK 02-20
  Exam   SS 03-06
14 Snd order differential eqn: linear, constant term 15.1 SS 02-26
15 Theory of complex numbers 15.2 SS 02-27
16 Linear differential equations: continued 15.3,6 SS 03-12
17 Market model and price expectations 15.4 AK 03-13
18 Inflation and unemployment feedbacks 15.5 AK 03-19
19 Discrete time variable dynamics: difference 16.1-3 SS 03-20
20 Cobweb theory, market models and stocks 16.4-6 AK 03-26
21 Snd order difference equation, constant term 17.1 SS 04-03
22 Samuelson's multiplier/accelerator model 17.2 AK 04-09
23 Inflation and unemployment and discrete time 17.3 AK 04-10
24 Generalizations: variable term, higher order 17.4 AK 04-16
25 Simultaneous equations 18.1-2 AK 04-17
26 Dynamic inputoutput model 18.3 AK 04-23
27 Inflation and unempoyment once more 18.4 AK 04-24
  Exam   SS 04-28

ti 8:30-10 casa-401 two precedent lecture exercises are treated

DEMO program package for Chiang's book

Try computer programs!
MATZZ.exe Small DEMO programs: Cramer's rule, profit maximization, Phillips-curve, Solution of second order differential and difference equations, Samuelson's and Hicks's models. BASIC ja Turbo Pascal codes for several programs.
Download the program package to the folder c:\tmp
Doubleclick MATZZ.exe
Doubleclick SetupMAT.bat

The program package is saved and available in the folder c:\ajk\mat
Launch the programs by doubleclicking .exe and .bat filenames.

Economics courses   o    AJK home page

Asko Korpela, economics lecturer, The Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration

 Asko.Korpela@kolumbus.fi    (email to Asko Korpela) o  salo@hkkk.fi    (email to Seppo Salo)

Asko Korpela 970318 (960929)  

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