Policy function calculation from value function iterations

 

Today we consider the basic AK model and its Bellman equation:

 

  

where  or and

 

Here we consider the following simple case:

 

 with probability 1/2

and

 with probability 1/2.

 

That is,

 

  with probability 1/2

and

  with probability 1/2

 

where

 

 and   without depreciation

 

or

 

 and  with depreciation.

 

Notice that grid method is valid only for a single value function.

 

We had better compute each policy function separately.