Meanings
comparative more profligately · superlative most profligately
- In a profligate manner.
In the next section of this paper we discuss a general strategy for estimating profligately (as opposed to parsimoniously) parameterized macromodels[.]
1980, Sims, Christopher A.: Macroeconomics and Reality, Econometrica 48.1, pp. 1-48; p. 151 more example
For the purpose of defining a recursive competitive equilibrium, it is useful to note that it is also possible to define the state of the planner's problem more profligately as #92;tildeX#95;t#61;#92;left#91;#92;begin#123;array#125;#123;ccccc#125;#92;thetaamp;N#95;tamp;n#95;#123;t-1#125;amp;n#95;#123;t-2#125;amp;n#95;#123;t-3#125;#92;end#123;array#125;#92;right#93;' [sic] with associated decision rule n#95;t#61;-#92;tildeF#92;tildeX#95;t and law of motion #92;tildeX#95;#123;t#43;1#125;#61;#92;left(#92;tildeA-#92;tildeB#92;tildeF#92;right)#92;tildeX#95;t#43;#92;tildeC#92;epsilon#95;#123;t#43;1#125;.
2018, Lars Ljungqvist and Thomas J. Sargent, Recursive macroeconomic theory, 4th edition, MIT Press, page 233
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a dissolute way
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Origin
Translations
French dépensièrement
- dépensièrementTranslations
Polish rozrzutnie, niegospodarnie
- rozrzutnieTranslations
- niegospodarnieTranslations
- rozpustnieTranslations
- rozwiąźleTranslations
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