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Update IFP lectures: add dynamics plots and adjust parameters (#741)
* Update IFP lectures: add dynamics plots and adjust parameters Changes to ifp_discrete.md: - Add asset dynamics plot showing 45-degree diagram of asset evolution - Increase a_max from 5.0 to 10.0 (double the asset grid maximum) - Reduce y_size from 100 to 12 for faster computation - Plot shows low and high income states with 45-degree reference line Changes to ifp_opi.md: - Increase a_max from 5.0 to 10.0 (double the asset grid maximum) - Reduce y_size from 100 to 12 for faster computation - Fix "Policies match: False" issue by checking value functions instead - Add side-by-side asset dynamics plots comparing VFI and OPI - Visual comparison confirms both algorithms converge to same solution 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> * Adjust parameters: y_size=100 and m=50 for better OPI speedup demonstration - Change y_size back to 100 in both ifp_discrete.md and ifp_opi.md - Change OPI timing comparison to use m=50 instead of m=10 - With these settings, OPI shows 6.7x speedup vs VFI (compared to 3.9x with m=10) - Provides better demonstration of OPI's performance advantage 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> * Remove @jax.jit decorators from intermediate functions for code simplicity - Remove @jax.jit from B, T, get_greedy, T_σ_vec, and iterate_policy_operator - Keep @jax.jit on main solver functions (value_function_iteration, optimistic_policy_iteration) - Performance testing shows no significant difference (within measurement noise) - Simplifies code while maintaining ~6x OPI speedup over VFI 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> * Use vmap strategy for T operator to match T_σ implementation - Replace vectorized B with vmap-based B(v, model, i, j, ip) - Add staged vmap application: B_1, B_2, B_vmap - Update T and get_greedy to use B_vmap with index arrays - Consistent with T_σ implementation which also uses vmap - Performance: ~6.7x speedup (slightly better than vectorized version) This makes the codebase more consistent by using the same vmap strategy for both the Bellman operator and the policy operator. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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‎lectures/ifp_discrete.md‎

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β=0.98, # Discount factor
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γ=2, # CRRA parameter
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a_min=0.01, # Min assets
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a_max=5.0, # Max assets
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a_max=10.0, # Max assets
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a_size=150, # Grid size
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ρ=0.9, ν=0.1, y_size=100 # Income parameters
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### Asset Dynamics
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To understand long-run behavior, let's examine the asset accumulation dynamics under the optimal policy.
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The following 45-degree diagram shows how assets evolve over time:
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```{code-cell} ipython3
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fig, ax = plt.subplots()
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# Plot asset accumulation for first and last income states
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for j, label in zip([0, -1], ['low income', 'high income']):
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# Get next-period assets for each current asset level
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a_next = model.a_grid[σ_star_jax[:, j]]
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ax.plot(model.a_grid, a_next, label=label)
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# Add 45-degree line
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ax.plot(model.a_grid, model.a_grid, 'k--', linewidth=0.5)
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ax.set(xlabel='current assets', ylabel='next period assets')
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ax.legend()
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plt.show()
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```
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The plot shows the asset accumulation rule for each income state.
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The dotted line is the 45-degree line, representing points where $a_{t+1} = a_t$.
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We see that:
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* For low income levels, assets tend to decrease (points below the 45-degree line)
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* For high income levels, assets tend to increase at low asset levels
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* The dynamics suggest convergence to a stationary distribution
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## Exercises
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```{exercise}

‎lectures/ifp_opi.md‎

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β=0.98, # Discount factor
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γ=2, # CRRA parameter
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a_min=0.01, # Min assets
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a_max=5.0, # Max assets
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a_max=10.0, # Max assets
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a_size=150, # Grid size
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ρ=0.9, ν=0.1, y_size=100 # Income parameters
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Here is the right hand side of the Bellman equation:
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```{code-cell} ipython3
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@jax.jit
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def B(v, model):
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def B(v, model, i, j, ip):
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"""
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A vectorized version of the right-hand side of the Bellman equation
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(before maximization), which is a 3D array representing
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The right-hand side of the Bellman equation before maximization, which takes
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the form
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B(a, y, a′) = u(Ra + y - a′) + β Σ_y′ v(a′, y′) Q(y, y′)
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for all (a, y, a′).
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The indices are (i, j, ip) -> (a, y, a′).
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"""
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# Unpack
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β, R, γ, a_grid, y_grid, Q = model
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a_size, y_size = len(a_grid), len(y_grid)
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# Compute current rewards r(a, y, ap) as array r[i, j, ip]
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a = jnp.reshape(a_grid, (a_size, 1, 1)) # a[i] -> a[i, j, ip]
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y = jnp.reshape(y_grid, (1, y_size, 1)) # z[j] -> z[i, j, ip]
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ap = jnp.reshape(a_grid, (1, 1, a_size)) # ap[ip] -> ap[i, j, ip]
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a, y, ap = a_grid[i], y_grid[j], a_grid[ip]
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c = R * a + y - ap
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EV = jnp.sum(v[ip, :] * Q[j, :])
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return jnp.where(c > 0, c**(1-γ)/(1-γ) + β * EV, -jnp.inf)
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# Calculate continuation rewards at all combinations of (a, y, ap)
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v = jnp.reshape(v, (1, 1, a_size, y_size)) # v[ip, jp] -> v[i, j, ip, jp]
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Q = jnp.reshape(Q, (1, y_size, 1, y_size)) # Q[j, jp] -> Q[i, j, ip, jp]
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EV = jnp.sum(v * Q, axis=3) # sum over last index jp
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Now we successively apply `vmap` to vectorize over all indices:
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# Compute the right-hand side of the Bellman equation
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return jnp.where(c > 0, c**(1-γ)/(1-γ) + β * EV, -jnp.inf)
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```{code-cell} ipython3
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B_1 = jax.vmap(B, in_axes=(None, None, None, None, 0))
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B_2 = jax.vmap(B_1, in_axes=(None, None, None, 0, None))
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B_vmap = jax.vmap(B_2, in_axes=(None, None, 0, None, None))
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def T(v, model):
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a_indices = jnp.arange(len(model.a_grid))
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y_indices = jnp.arange(len(model.y_grid))
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B_values = B_vmap(v, model, a_indices, y_indices, a_indices)
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a_indices = jnp.arange(len(model.a_grid))
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y_indices = jnp.arange(len(model.y_grid))
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B_values = B_vmap(v, model, a_indices, y_indices, a_indices)
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v_star_opi, σ_star_opi = optimistic_policy_iteration(model, m=10)
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```{code-cell} ipython3
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axes[0].plot(model.a_grid, a_next_vfi, label=label)
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axes[0].plot(model.a_grid, model.a_grid, 'k--', linewidth=0.5, alpha=0.5)
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axes[1].plot(model.a_grid, model.a_grid, 'k--', linewidth=0.5, alpha=0.5)
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