General References

Useful references on intertemporal optimization, numerical methods and differential equations.

Birkhoff and Rota: Birkhoff, Garrett and Gian-Carlo Rota (1978), Ordinary Differential Equations, New York: John Wiley and Sons. A clear and compact treatment of differential equations and phase diagrams.
Blanchard and Fischer: Blanchard, Olivier Jean and Stanley Fischer (1989), Lectures on Macroeconomics, Cambridge, MIT Press. An excellent reference book to use when designing the macroeconomics aspects of models.
Dixon, Parmenter, Powell and Wilcoxen: Dixon, Peter B., B.R. Parmenter, Alan A. Powell and Peter J. Wilcoxen (1992), Notes and Problems in Applied General Equilibrium Economics, Amsterdam: North-Holland. General equilibrium modeling as done by the Impact group in Australia.
Kamien and Schwartz: Kamien, Morton I. and Nancy L. Schwartz (1991), Dynamic Optimization, North-Holland. Excellent treatment of the calculus of variations and optimal control applied to economic problems.
Press, Flannery, Teukolsky and Vetterling: Press, W., B. Flannery, S. Teukolsky, and W. Vetterling, (1986), Numerical Recipes, New York:Cambridge University Press. The definitive reference for numerical analysis. Clear descriptions of algorithms; lots of example programs; good lists of references for more information.

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