RBCLAB (Real Business Cycles Laboratory)

This page contains discrete dynamic programming programs for graduate macroeconomics.

Rbclab program: RbcLab Setup.exe (updated on 9/23/2011)

RbcLab with GSview: RbcLab and GSView Setup.exe (same as above with GSview included)

Notes:

• RBCLAB solves RBC model and its variants using discrete state space method. It runs on Windows XP and Windows 7.
• Uninstall previous version if you have older one. To install, simply click the setup executable. The default program folder is C:\RbcLab, which you may change at the installation time. The default working folder is C:\RbcLab\Work, which you may change at runtime.
• The installation creates a start menu RBCLAB. There are four shortcuts in RBCLAB: (1) RBC (Real Business Cycles) model (2) CKR (Cass-Koopmans-Ramsey) model (3) RBC model with fiscal policy, (4) uninstall RBCLAB.
• RBCLAB generates plots in various formats (using free graphics library DISLIN written by Helmut Michels). You need Acrobat reader to view and print PDF files. The second setup program will install GSview on your computer if you don't have one installed. GSview (and Ghostscript) is recommended to view and print postscript (and PDF) files. You may bypass Ghostscript and GSview setup at the installation time.
• Help/Menu is not ready at this time. Running the program should be straightforward.
• Send your comments to mao@ntu.edu.tw