RBC Simplified Model

Reference sources

Reference material used for orientation; read primary and academic sources first when claims conflict.

1. [S1] Reference

   Kydland and Prescott (1982) -- Time to Build and Aggregate Fluctuations. The original RBC paper; the simplified version drops their multi-period investment gestation.

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2. [S2] Reference

   Long and Plosser (1983) -- Real Business Cycles. Multisector version emphasizing propagation across industries.

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3. [S3] Reference

   Romer (2019, Ch. 5) -- Advanced Macroeconomics. Standard graduate textbook treatment of the simplified model.

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4. [S4] Reference

   Williamson (2018, Ch. 11) -- Macroeconomics. Intermediate-level exposition with graphical intuition.

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