clc; clear all; close all; %% Set values for parameters that never change global pigrdpts pigrid pigriddiv yb yg beta b gam eta pkh lam alph pi0 kh sigeps A kr % grid for \pi pigrdpts=1500; pigrdwidth=1/pigrdpts; pilo=0; pihi=1; % values of pigrid represent the "midpoint" of a particular gridpoint, and % values pigriddiv represent the "dividing point" between two successive % gridpoints. pigriddiv=(pilo:pigrdwidth:pihi); % dividing points between gridpoint ranges pigrid=(pilo+pigrdwidth/2:pigrdwidth:pihi-pigrdwidth/2); yb=.4; % productivity of bad match yg=1; % productivity of good match beta=.96^(1/52); % 4 percent annual discount rate (period is a week) b=.4; % flow value of leisure gam=0.5; % elasticity of matches wrt unemp eta=0.5; % workers' barg power pkh=1/52; % hazard rate for ending of start-up costs options=optimset('TolFun',1e-12,'Display','none'); % set convergence tolerance for fsolve % parameters in 'solvemodel' function that we will want to access in this program global pe pf u e0 e1 w0 w1 tendist probmatch probg H_pi_dist pibar theta oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur %% % Baseline results with pi0=0.40 (results for pi0=0.38, shown in the % Appendix, are derived further below) % Exercises that hold pi0 and kh fixed pi0=0.4; % prior that y=y_g kh=0.11; % training/start-up costs % 1999 calibration alph=0.146; lam=0.0085; startvals=[0.809; 0.232; 0.813]; % starting values for [sigeps; A; kr] (chosen here with knowledge of solution, based on having previously solved) targets=[0.419; 0.486; 22.7/7]; % targeted values for probg, jfr, and meanvacdur (1999) [Params1999, fval]=fsolve(@(x) solvemodel(x, targets, 1, 0), startvals, options); % reveal the calibrated 1999 values of sigeps, A, and kr Params1999 disp('Calculations for Table 4') % % Table 4: The model's 1999 moments are calculated and displayed here % 1999 values of model moments disp('1999 values of model moments') stats1999=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u] % 2017 calibration alph=0.124; lam=0.0068; startvals=[0.555; 0.197; 0.951]; % starting values for sigeps, A, and kr targets=[0.463; 0.364; 28.1/7]; % targeted values for probg, jfr, and meanvacdur (2017) disp('Calculations for Table 5') % Solve for parameters [Params2017a, fval]=fsolve(@(x) solvemodel(x, targets, 1, 0), startvals, options); % reveal the calibrated 2017 values of sigeps, A, and kr disp('Calibrated values of sigeps, A, and kr:') Params2017a % show the 2017 model moments disp('2017 values of model moments:') stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u] disp('Calculations for Table 6') % % Table 6 results: The following code shows (changes in) the statistics of % interest for the decompositions that change parameters one at a time to % their 2017 values alph=0.146; % set alph back to its 1999 value lam=0.0085; % set lam back to its 1999 value % change kr solvemodel([Params1999(1); Params1999(2); Params2017a(3)],targets, 1, 0); stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in kr:') stats2017-stats1999 % change A solvemodel([Params1999(1); Params2017a(2); Params1999(3)],targets, 1, 0); stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in A:') stats2017-stats1999 % change lam lam=0.0068; solvemodel(Params1999, targets, 1, 0); lam=0.0085; % restore to 1999 value stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in lam:') stats2017-stats1999 % change alph alph=0.124; lam=0.0085; solvemodel(Params1999, targets, 1, 0); alph=0.146; % restore to 1999 value stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in alph:') stats2017-stats1999 % change sigeps solvemodel([Params2017a(1); Params1999(2); Params1999(3)],targets, 1, 0); stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in sigeps:') stats2017-stats1999 %% Exercises that hold sigeps and kh fixed % Note that there is no need here to re-do anything for the 1999 % calibration. These exercises are just re-doing the 2017 calibration under % the assumption that now pi0, rather than sigeps, is allowed to vary. sigeps=0.8088; % fix this at the 1999 calibrated value kh=0.11; % 2017 calibration alph=0.124; lam=0.0068; startvals=[0.452; 0.169; 0.951]; % starting values for pi0, A, and kr targets=[0.463; 0.364; 28.1/7]; % targeted values for probg, jfr, and meanvacdur (2017) % Solve for parameters, and show the 2017 model moments [Params2017b, fval]=fsolve(@(x) solvemodel(x, targets, 2, 0), startvals, options); % note: the third argument here is 2, indicating that the three free parameters are pi0, A, and kr disp('Calculations for Table 7') % reveal the calibrated 2017 values of pi0, A, and kr disp('Calibrated values of pi0, A, and kr:') Params2017b disp('2017 values of model moments:') stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u] % % Table 7 results: The following code shows (changes in) the statistics of % interest for the decompositions that change parameters one at a time to % their 2017 values alph=0.146; % set alph back to its 1999 value lam=0.0085; % set lam back to its 1999 value % note: here the first parameter is pi0, so need to set it to its 1999 value % of 0.4 % change kr solvemodel([0.4; Params1999(2); Params2017b(3)],targets, 2, 0); stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in kr:') stats2017-stats1999 % change A solvemodel([0.4; Params2017b(2); Params1999(3)],targets, 2, 0); stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in A:') stats2017-stats1999 % change lam lam=0.0068; solvemodel([0.4; Params1999(2); Params1999(3)], targets, 2, 0); lam=0.0085; % restore to 1999 value stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in lam:') stats2017-stats1999 % change alph alph=0.124; lam=0.0085; solvemodel([0.4; Params1999(2); Params1999(3)], targets, 2, 0); alph=0.146; % restore to 1999 value stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in alph:') stats2017-stats1999 % change pi0 solvemodel([Params2017b(1); Params1999(2); Params1999(3)],targets, 2, 0); stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in pi0:') stats2017-stats1999 %% Exercises that hold pi0 and kr fixed pi0=0.4; kr=.8141; % fix this at the 1999 calibrated value % 2017 calibration alph=.124; lam=.0068; startvals=[0.650; 0.202; 0.345]; % starting values for sigeps, A, and kh targets=[.463; .364; 28.1/7]; [Params2017c, fval]=fsolve(@(x) solvemodel(x, targets, 3, 0), startvals, options); % note: the third argument here is 3, indicating that the three free parameters are pi0, A, and kh disp('Calculations for Table 8') % reveal the calibrated 2017 values of sigeps, A, and kh disp('Calibrated values of sigeps, A, and kh:') Params2017c disp('2017 values of model moments:') stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u] % % Table 8 results: The following code shows (changes in) the statistics of % interest for the decompositions that change parameters one at a time to % their 2017 values alph=0.146; % set alph back to its 1999 value lam=0.0085; % set lam back to its 1999 value % note: here the third parameter is kh, so need to set it to its 1999 value % of 0.11 (except for the exercise where it is being changed) % change kh solvemodel([Params1999(1); Params1999(2); Params2017c(3)], targets, 3, 0); stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in kh:') stats2017-stats1999 % change A solvemodel([Params1999(1); Params2017c(2); 0.11],targets, 3, 0); stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in A:') stats2017-stats1999 % change lam lam=0.0068; solvemodel([Params1999(1); Params1999(2); 0.11], targets, 3, 0); lam=0.0085; % restore to 1999 value stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in lam:') stats2017-stats1999 % change alph alph=0.124; lam=0.0085; solvemodel([Params1999(1); Params1999(2); 0.11], targets, 3, 0); alph=0.146; % restore to 1999 value stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in alph:') stats2017-stats1999 % change sigeps solvemodel([Params2017c(1); Params1999(2); 0.11],targets, 3, 0); stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in sigeps:') stats2017-stats1999 %% Appendix. Re-do the exercises, but with a baseline value of pi0=0.38 (version of model in which sigeps, A, and kr can change) disp('Calculations for the table in the Appendix') pi0=0.38; % prior that y=y_g kh=0.11; % training/start-up costs % 1999 calibration alph=0.146; lam=0.0085; startvals=[0.691; 0.249; 0.813]; % starting values for [sigeps; A; kr] (chosen here with knowledge of solution, based on having previously solved) targets=[0.419; 0.486; 22.7/7]; % targeted values for probg, jfr, and meanvacdur (1999) [Params1999b, fval]=fsolve(@(x) solvemodel(x, targets, 1, 0), startvals, options); % reveal the calibrated 1999 values of sigeps, A, and kr Params1999b % 1999 values of model moments disp('1999 values of model moments') stats1999=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u] % 2017 calibration alph=0.124; lam=0.0068; startvals=[0.515; 0.210; 0.951]; % starting values for sigeps, A, and kr targets=[0.463; 0.364; 28.1/7]; % targeted values for probg, jfr, and meanvacdur (2017) % Solve for parameters, and show the 2017 model moments [Params2017d, fval]=fsolve(@(x) solvemodel(x, targets, 1, 0), startvals, options); % reveal the calibrated 2017 values of sigeps, A, and kr disp('Calibrated values of sigeps, A, and kr:') Params2017d disp('2017 values of model moments:') stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u] % % Panel B: The following code shows (changes in) the statistics of % interest for the decompositions that change parameters one at a time to % their 2017 values alph=0.146; % set alph back to its 1999 value lam=0.0085; % set lam back to its 1999 value % change kr solvemodel([Params1999b(1); Params1999b(2); Params2017d(3)],targets, 1, 0); stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in kr:') stats2017-stats1999 % change A solvemodel([Params1999b(1); Params2017d(2); Params1999b(3)],targets, 1, 0); stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in A:') stats2017-stats1999 % change lam lam=0.0068; solvemodel(Params1999b, targets, 1, 0); lam=0.0085; % restore to 1999 value stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in lam:') stats2017-stats1999 % change alph alph=0.124; lam=0.0085; solvemodel(Params1999b, targets, 1, 0); alph=0.146; % restore to 1999 value stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in alph:') stats2017-stats1999 % change sigeps solvemodel([Params2017d(1); Params1999b(2); Params1999b(3)],targets, 1, 0); stats2017=[oneqhazrate twoqhazrate threeplushazrate hiresrate jfr meanvacdur u]; disp('Changes due to change in sigeps:') stats2017-stats1999 %% Calculate mean wages at different tenure % Before running the code that calculates average wages, we % first need to solve a version of the model, so as to determine the % equilibrium values of the variables needed to calculate those averages % wages, such as probmatch, pe, pf, etc. disp('Calculations for section 5.5') % Calculations in third paragraph of section 5.5 disp('Third paragraph') pi0=0.4; % reset to value from baseline parameterization. % % 1999 alph=0.146; lam=0.0085; solvemodel(Params1999, targets, 1, 0); calculate_mean_wages q1wages1999=mean_wages_first_qtr; y5wages1999=mean_wages_fifth_year; % % 2017 alph=0.124; lam=0.0068; solvemodel(Params2017a, targets, 1, 0); calculate_mean_wages q1wages2017=mean_wages_first_qtr; y5wages2017=mean_wages_fifth_year; disp('Percentage change in first-quarter mean wages') q1wages2017/q1wages1999-1 disp('Percentage change in first-quarter/fifth-year ratio') (q1wages2017/y5wages2017)/(q1wages1999/y5wages1999)-1 % Calculations for fourth paragraph of section 5.5 disp('Fourth paragraph') % % 2017 value for sigeps, 1999 for all others alph=0.146; lam=0.0085; solvemodel([Params2017a(1); Params1999(2); Params1999(3)], targets, 1, 0); calculate_mean_wages q1wages2017=mean_wages_first_qtr; y5wages2017=mean_wages_fifth_year; disp('Percentage change in first-quarter mean wages') q1wages2017/q1wages1999-1 disp('Percentage change in first-quarter/fifth-year ratio') (q1wages2017/y5wages2017)/(q1wages1999/y5wages1999)-1 % Calculations for fifth paragraph of section 5.5 solvemodel(Params2017c, targets, 3, 0); calculate_mean_wages disp('first-quarter wages in 1999') q1wages1999 disp('first-quarter wages in 2017') q1wages2017=mean_wages_first_qtr disp('Percentage change in first-quarter mean wages') round(q1wages2017,3)/round(q1wages1999,3)-1 disp('fifth-year wages in 1999') round(y5wages1999,3) disp('fifth-year wages in 2017') y5wages2017=mean_wages_fifth_year; round(y5wages2017,3) disp('Percentage change in fifth-year mean wages') round(y5wages2017,3)/round(y5wages1999,3)-1