Policy function calculation from value function iterations

 

We now change both technology and leisure utility function.

 

We consider the following mixed four-state model:

 

 

 

 

where

 

 

 

and the following switched four-state model:

 

   for t=1,5,9,13,. . .

   for t=2,6,10,14,. . .

   for t=3,7,13,15,. . .

   for t=4,8,12,16,. . .

where

 

 

 

for both models. They seem like the same forms but they are

 

 

 

where each is calculated from

 

and

   for state 1

 

and

   for state 2

 

and

   for state 3

 

and

   for state 4

 

We had better compute each policy function separately.