Arbeitspapier

Sensitivity to Calibrated Parameters

A common approach to estimation of dynamic economic models is to calibrate a sub-set of model parameters and keep them fixed when estimating the remaining parameters. Calibrated parameters likely affect conclusions based on the model but estimation time often makes a systematic investigation of the sensitivity to calibrated parameters infeasible. I propose a simple and computationally low-cost measure of the sensitivity of parameters and other objects of interest to the calibrated parameters. In the main empirical application, I revisit the analysis of life-cycle savings motives in Gourinchas and Parker (2002) and show that some estimates are sensitive to calibrations.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CEBI Working Paper Series ; No. 14/20

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling: General
Thema
sensitivity
transparency
structural estimation
calibration
savings motives

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Jørgensen, Thomas H.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Copenhagen, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)
(wo)
Copenhagen
(wann)
2021

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
28.03.2202, 23:43 MESZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Jørgensen, Thomas H.
  • University of Copenhagen, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI)

Entstanden

  • 2021

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