Economic Models

Robustness of Policies
The property of economic policies that their merits are relatively insensitive to the exact specification of the underlying model of the economy
Calibration
Identification of the numerical values of the parameters in an economic model by various informed methods.
Circular Flow of Income
A comprehensive examination of the concept of circular flow of income in economics, detailing its meaning, mechanisms, and implications.
Closed Economy
An overview of the closed economy, an economic model characterized by a lack of external trade and capital flows.
Cobweb Model
A model used to illustrate the fluctuations in the economy due to time lags in response between supply and price changes.
Continuous Time
The treatment of time in dynamic economic models as a continuous variable.
Curse of Dimensionality
The difficulties that arise in mathematical models as the number of variables increases
Discrete Time
The representation of time in a dynamic economic model as a discrete variable with specific time periods.
Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE)
Definition and meaning of dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE), a class of theoretical models used in macroeconomics.
Fixprice
An economic model where prices are fixed in the short run, allowing quantities to adjust faster than prices.
Multiple Equilibrium
The existence of more than one solution to the equations describing the equilibrium of an economic model.
Trade Cycle
A comprehensive entry on the Trade Cycle, detailing its definition, historical context, and theoretical frameworks.
Variable
A comprehensive look at what constitutes a variable in economics, including different classifications and their roles in economic models