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Let's now be precise about the optimization problem we wish to consider, and look at how to solve it.
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### The Objective
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### The objective
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We will begin with the finite horizon case, with terminal time $T \in \mathbb N$.
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*`compute_sequence` ---- simulates the dynamics of $x_t, u_t, w_t$ given $x_0$ and assuming standard normal shocks
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### An Application
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### An application
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Early Keynesian models assumed that households have a constant marginal
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propensity to consume from current income.
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However, the essential features are the same: consumption is smooth relative to income, and assets are strongly positively correlated with cumulative unanticipated income.
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## Extensions and Comments
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## Extensions and comments
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Let's now consider a number of standard extensions to the LQ problem treated above.
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### Time-Varying Parameters
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### Time-varying parameters
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In some settings, it can be desirable to allow $A, B, C, R$ and $Q$ to depend on $t$.
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For further examples and a more systematic treatment, see {cite}`HansenSargent2013`, section 2.4.
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### Adding a Cross-Product Term
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### Adding a cross-product term
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In some LQ problems, preferences include a cross-product term $u_t^\top N x_t$, so that the objective function becomes
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We leave interested readers to confirm these results (the calculations are long but not overly difficult).
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### Infinite Horizon
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### Infinite horizon
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```{index} single: LQ Control; Infinite Horizon
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An example infinite horizon problem is treated {ref}`below <lqc_mwac>`.
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### Certainty Equivalence
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### Certainty equivalence
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Linear quadratic control problems of the class discussed above have the property of *certainty equivalence*.
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It follows that we can ignore uncertainty when solving for optimal behavior, and plug it back in when examining optimal state dynamics.
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## Further Applications
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## Further applications
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### Application 1: Age-Dependent Income Process
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### Application 1: Age-dependent income process
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{ref}`Previously <lq_mfpa>` we studied a permanent income model that generated consumption smoothing.
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{ref}`lqc_ex1` gives the full set of parameters used here and asks you to replicate the figure.
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### Application 2: A Permanent Income Model with Retirement
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### Application 2: A permanent income model with retirement
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In the {ref}`previous application <lq_nsi>`, we generated income dynamics with an inverted U shape using polynomials and placed them in an LQ framework.
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### Application 3: Monopoly with Adjustment Costs
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### Application 3: Monopoly with adjustment costs
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Consider a monopolist facing stochastic inverse demand function
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