Macroeconomics Models

Browse compact macro models for mechanism-first explanation, then move through a single overview, explore, and compare shell. Open proofs only when you need derivation detail.

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Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium

Use DSGE models when the policy question depends on expectations, shocks, equilibrium conditions, and a counterfactual rule.

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Frame

Frictionless benchmarks

Flexible prices, real shocks, capital, labor, and intertemporal choice.

Real Business Cycle

Flexible-price benchmark for technology, spending, labor, and capital shocks.

RBC Simplified

Productivity shocks, capital accumulation, labor choice, and consumption smoothing.

Sticky-price monetary core

IS demand, Phillips-curve inflation, and Taylor-rule policy.

New Keynesian Core

Sticky prices, IS demand, Phillips-curve inflation, and a Taylor rule.

Open-economy monetary policy

Exchange rates, risk premia, external demand, and pass-through.

Small-open-economy NK

New Keynesian policy with exchange-rate and external-demand channels.

Household heterogeneity

Different MPCs, redistribution, transfers, and uneven policy effects.

TANK

Two household types, different MPCs, and one policy shock.

HANK-lite

Household heterogeneity with MPC and asset-price channels kept visible.

Financial frictions

Collateral values, credit spreads, investment, and amplification.

Financial Accelerator

Credit spreads and collateral values feeding back into investment.

Intergenerational structure

Saving, demographics, policy incidence, and capital across cohorts.

Overlapping Generations

Generations with different saving horizons and policy exposure.