We use stochastic optimal control-dynamic programming (DP) to derive the optimal foreign debt/net worth, consumption/net worth, current account/net worth, and endogenous growth rate in an open economy. Unlike the literature that uses an Intertemporal Budget Constraint (IBC) or the Maximum...

We evaluate studies of the "equilibrium" value of the real euro. We ask: how can one explain the medium to longer run movements in the synthetic Euro? We compare the results derived from a statistical/atheoretic approach with those based upon a theoretical stock/flow/growth model with an...