Aggregation in economics produces different outcomes than analyzing a representative agent.
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Economic aggregation with heterogeneous agents frequently produces different macroeconomic outcomes and policy implications than analyzing a single representative agent.
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SOLVING DYNAMIC MODELS WITH AGGREGATE SHOCKS AND
HETEROGENEOUS AGENTS
1997 · cited by 55
Demonstrates that modeling economies with heterogeneous agents and aggregate shocks requires specific algorithms because individual decisions and distributions influence macro outcomes.
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Essays on Aggregation With Heterogeneous and Interacting Agents
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Argues that when micro agents interact and are heterogeneous, macro behavior exhibits emergent properties that are not reducible to isolated actions.
Essays on macroeconomic policies in heterogeneous agent models
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Shows that incorporating agent heterogeneity changes our understanding of macroeconomic policies and leads to different recommendations compared to representative agent models.