License & Academic Attribution
1. Project License
This repository, including the concept, all interactive dashboards, educational content, Quarto narratives, and custom model code, is licensed under:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Terms of Use
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit to Virtual DSGE Lab.
- NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
- ShareAlike — If you remix or transform the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
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How to Cite Virtual DSGE Lab
Citing is a great way to support the software and platform development. If you consider citing us, the preferred format is:
Virtual DSGE Lab Team. “Virtual DSGE Lab - Thales 1.0: Web-Based Interactive DSGE Simulation Engine.” https://virtual-dsge-lab.duckdns.org
2. Third-Party Computational Engine
Virtual DSGE Lab relies on server-side installations of open-source tools to execute model simulations, subject to separate licensing terms you are advised to verify:
This repository does not bundle or redistribute Dynare or Octave binaries; it interfaces with system-level installations via Python pipeline tools.
3. Academic Citation & Methodology (Dynare)
If you use Virtual DSGE Lab or simulation outputs generated via its Dynare integration for academic research, coursework, or publications, please also cite the primary software engine developed by the Dynare team:
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Citation
@software{virtual_dsge_lab,
author = {{Virtual DSGE Lab}},
title = {Thales 1.0: {Web-Based} {Interactive} {DSGE} {Simulation}
{Engine}},
url = {https://virtual-dsge-lab.duckdns.org},
langid = {en}
}