@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ function planner_objective_value = evaluate_planner_objective(M_,options_,oo_)
% Similarly, taking the unconditional expectation of a second-order approximation of utility around the non-stochastic steady state yields a second-order approximation of unconditional welfare
% where E(yhat), E(yhat^2) and E(u^2) can be derived from oo_.mean and oo_.var
% where E(yhat), E(yhat^2) and E(u^2) can be derived from oo_.mean and oo_.var.
% Importantly, E(yhat) and E(yhat^2) are second-order approximations, which is not the same as approximations computed with all the information provided by decision rules approximated up to the second order. The latter might include terms that are order 3 or 4 for the approximation of E(yhat^2), which we exclude here.
% As for conditional welfare, the second-order approximation of welfare around the non-stochastic steady state leads to