@article{Timeless-Perspective::1431, recid = {1431}, author = {Juillard, Michel and Pelgrin, Florian}, title = {Computing Optimal Policy in a Timeless-Perspective: An Application to a Small-Open Economy}, publisher = {Bank of Canada}, address = {2007}, pages = {1 online resource (iii, 34 pages)}, abstract = {Since the contribution of Kydland and Prescott (1977), it is well known that the optimal Ramsey policy is time inconsistent. In a series of recent contributions, Woodford (2003) proposes a new methodology to circumvent this problem, namely the timeless perspective solution. However, one main limitation is that it is not yet empirically implementable. In this paper, we develop a new methodology to compute initial values of the Lagrange multipliers in order to implement the timeless-perspective solution. In so doing, we also provide a generalization of the Ramsey and timeless-perspective problems. We apply our results to a small-open economy model in Canada.}, url = {http://www.oar-rao.bank-banque-canada.ca/record/1431}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.34989/swp-2007-32}, }