{"product_id":"art-of-smooth-pasting","title":"Art of Smooth Pasting","description":"This book aims to widen the understanding of stochastic dynamic choice and equilibrium models. It offers a simplified and heuristic exposition of the theory of Brownian motion and its control or regulation, rendering such methods more accessible to economists who do not require a detailed, mathematical treatment of the subject.\nThe main mathematical ideas are presented in a context which with which economists will be familiar. Using a binomial approach to Brownian motion, the mathematics is reduced to simple algebra, progressing to some equally simple limits. The starting point of the calculus of Brownian motion - 'Ito's Lemma' - emerges by analogy with the economics of risk-aversion. Conditions for the optimal regulation of Brownian motion, including the important, but often mysterious, 'smooth pasting' condition, are derived in a similar way. Each theoretical derivation is illustrated by developing a significant economic application, drawn mainly from recent research in macroeconomics and international economics.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54236103410008,"sku":"9780415269377","price":427.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415269377_57fc339c-0bb8-4f67-b90c-f388ba75ff71.jpg?v=1779336953","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/art-of-smooth-pasting","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}