Abstract
Abstract We are concerned with the discretization of optimal control problems when a Runge–Kutta scheme is selected for the related Hamiltonian system. It is known that Lagrangian’s first order conditions on the discrete model, require a symplectic partitioned Runge–Kutta scheme for state–costate equations. In the present paper this result is extended to growth models, widely used in Economics studies, where the system is described by a current Hamiltonian. We prove that a correct numerical treatment of the state–current costate system needs Lawson exponential schemes for the costate approximation. In the numerical tests a shooting strategy is employed in order to verify the accuracy, up to the fourth order, of the innovative procedure we propose.
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