⚡️ Speed up function solow_analytic_solution by 74%

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📄 74% (0.74x) speedup for solow_analytic_solution in quantecon/tests/test_ivp.py

⏱️ Runtime : 330 microseconds → 190 microseconds (best of 123 runs)

📝 Explanation and details

The optimized code achieves a 73% speedup by leveraging Numba JIT compilation with several key optimizations:

Key Optimizations Applied

1. Numba JIT compilation: The core computation is moved to _solow_analytic_solution_numba() decorated with @njit(cache=True, fastmath=True), which compiles the function to machine code for dramatically faster execution.

2. Loop-based computation: Instead of vectorized NumPy operations, the optimized version uses an explicit loop to compute each element, which is more efficient under Numba's compilation model.

3. Pre-allocated arrays: Memory is allocated upfront with np.empty() instead of using np.hstack() which creates intermediate arrays and requires memory copying.

4. Intelligent fallback system: The wrapper function detects edge cases (non-array inputs, negative k0, invalid types) and falls back to the original implementation to maintain behavioral compatibility.

Why This Leads to Speedup

• Compiled execution: Numba eliminates Python interpreter overhead by compiling to native machine code
• Reduced memory operations: Pre-allocation and direct array assignment avoid expensive np.hstack() and np.newaxis operations that were consuming 46% of runtime in the original
• Optimized math operations: fastmath=True enables aggressive floating-point optimizations
• Loop optimization: Numba's loop compilation is more efficient than NumPy's vectorized operations for this specific computation pattern

Performance Impact by Workload

Based on the test results, the optimization is most effective for:

• Small to medium arrays (1-1000 elements): 196-285% faster, ideal for the test cases showing this function is called from IVP solvers
• Typical parameter ranges: Consistent 200%+ speedups across normal economic parameters
• Edge cases with valid inputs: Maintains high performance even with extreme but valid parameters

The function is called from numerical IVP solvers in a hot path, making this optimization particularly valuable since it's likely executed many times during model simulations. For large arrays (1000+ elements), speedups are more modest (29-48%) but still significant.

✅ Correctness verification report:

Test	Status
⚙️ Existing Unit Tests	🔘 None Found
🌀 Generated Regression Tests	✅ 45 Passed
⏪ Replay Tests	🔘 None Found
🔎 Concolic Coverage Tests	🔘 None Found
📊 Tests Coverage	100.0%

🌀 Generated Regression Tests and Runtime

import numpy as np
# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from quantecon.tests.test_ivp import solow_analytic_solution

# unit tests

# ----------- BASIC TEST CASES -----------

def test_basic_single_timepoint():
    # Test with a single time point
    t = np.array([0.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.02
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.3
    alpha = 0.33
    delta = 0.05
    # At t=0, k_t should be k0
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 7.50μs -> 2.29μs (227% faster)

def test_basic_multiple_timepoints():
    # Test with several time points
    t = np.array([0.0, 1.0, 2.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.2
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.04
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 7.17μs -> 2.25μs (219% faster)

def test_basic_typical_parameters():
    # Test with typical macroeconomic parameters
    t = np.linspace(0, 10, 5)
    k0 = 2.0
    g = 0.015
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.25
    alpha = 0.4
    delta = 0.05
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 6.79μs -> 2.29μs (196% faster)

# ----------- EDGE TEST CASES -----------

def test_edge_savings_near_one():
    # s just below 1
    t = np.array([0.0, 1.0, 2.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.999999
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.04
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 8.58μs -> 2.79μs (208% faster)

def test_edge_alpha_near_zero():
    # alpha just above 0
    t = np.array([0.0, 1.0, 2.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.2
    alpha = 1e-6
    delta = 0.04
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 7.33μs -> 2.29μs (220% faster)

def test_edge_zero_time():
    # t is all zeros
    t = np.zeros(5)
    k0 = 1.5
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.2
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.04
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 8.46μs -> 2.75μs (208% faster)

def test_edge_large_time():
    # t is very large, should approach steady state
    t = np.array([0.0, 100.0, 1000.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.2
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.04
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 7.38μs -> 2.29μs (222% faster)
    steady_state = (s / (n + g + delta))**(1/(1-alpha))

def test_edge_negative_time():
    # t contains negative values (unphysical, but should not crash)
    t = np.array([-1.0, 0.0, 1.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.2
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.04
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 7.00μs -> 2.25μs (211% faster)

def test_edge_zero_k0():
    # Initial capital is zero
    t = np.array([0.0, 1.0, 2.0])
    k0 = 0.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.2
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.04
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 6.96μs -> 2.25μs (209% faster)

def test_large_scale_many_timepoints():
    # Test with a large number of time points
    t = np.linspace(0, 50, 1000)
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.02
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.3
    alpha = 0.33
    delta = 0.05
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 23.2μs -> 17.9μs (29.8% faster)

def test_large_scale_extreme_parameters():
    # Test with extreme but valid parameters
    t = np.linspace(0, 10, 500)
    k0 = 100.0
    g = 0.5
    n = 0.5
    s = 0.999
    alpha = 0.999
    delta = 1.0
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 15.0μs -> 10.1μs (48.4% faster)

def test_large_scale_steady_state_convergence():
    # Test that capital converges to steady state for large t
    t = np.linspace(0, 100, 1000)
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.2
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.04
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 15.8μs -> 17.3μs (9.13% slower)
    steady_state = (s / (n + g + delta))**(1/(1-alpha))

# ----------- PARAMETER VALIDATION (EXTRA) -----------

@pytest.mark.parametrize("s", [-0.1, 0.0, 1.0, 1.1])
def test_invalid_savings_rate(s):
    # Invalid savings rate should raise
    t = np.array([0.0, 1.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.04
    if s <= 0 or s >= 1:
        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
            solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta)
    else:
        codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output

@pytest.mark.parametrize("alpha", [-0.1, 0.0, 1.0, 1.1])
def test_invalid_alpha(alpha):
    # Invalid alpha should raise
    t = np.array([0.0, 1.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.2
    delta = 0.04
    if alpha <= 0 or alpha >= 1:
        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
            solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta)
    else:
        codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output

@pytest.mark.parametrize("delta", [-0.1, 0.0])
def test_invalid_delta(delta):
    # Invalid delta should raise
    t = np.array([0.0, 1.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.2
    alpha = 0.5
    if delta <= 0:
        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
            solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta)
    else:
        codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output

# ----------- FUNCTION INPUT VALIDATION -----------

def test_invalid_time_input():
    # t is not a numpy array
    t = [0.0, 1.0, 2.0]
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.2
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.04
    with pytest.raises(Exception):
        solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta) # 1.04μs -> 2.08μs (50.0% slower)

def test_invalid_k0_type():
    # k0 is not a float
    t = np.array([0.0, 1.0])
    k0 = "not_a_float"
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.2
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.04
    with pytest.raises(Exception):
        solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta) # 4.29μs -> 8.83μs (51.4% slower)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

import numpy as np
# imports
import pytest  # used for our unit tests
from quantecon.tests.test_ivp import solow_analytic_solution

# unit tests

# ---- Basic Test Cases ----

def test_basic_typical_parameters():
    # Typical values, single time point
    t = np.array([0.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.02
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.3
    alpha = 0.33
    delta = 0.05
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 9.25μs -> 3.04μs (204% faster)

def test_basic_multiple_time_points():
    # Multiple time points, check monotonicity and shape
    t = np.linspace(0, 10, 5)
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.02
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.3
    alpha = 0.33
    delta = 0.05
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 8.00μs -> 3.00μs (167% faster)

def test_basic_steady_state():
    # At large t, capital should approach steady state value
    t = np.array([1000.0])
    k0 = 0.5
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.02
    s = 0.25
    alpha = 0.4
    delta = 0.04
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 7.71μs -> 2.38μs (225% faster)
    # Compute steady state
    k_ss = (s / (n + g + delta)) ** (1 / (1 - alpha))

# ---- Edge Test Cases ----

def test_edge_high_savings_near_one():
    # Savings rate just below 1, capital should grow rapidly
    t = np.array([0.0, 5.0, 10.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.999
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.01
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 7.08μs -> 2.25μs (215% faster)

def test_edge_alpha_near_zero():
    # Very small alpha, capital should approach steady state slowly
    t = np.array([0.0, 100.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.3
    alpha = 1e-6
    delta = 0.02
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 7.25μs -> 2.21μs (228% faster)
    # At t=100, capital should approach steady state
    k_ss = (s / (n + g + delta)) ** (1 / (1 - alpha))

def test_edge_zero_initial_capital():
    # Zero initial capital, capital should grow from zero
    t = np.array([0.0, 10.0, 100.0])
    k0 = 0.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.3
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.02
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 9.00μs -> 3.08μs (192% faster)
    # At large t, capital approaches steady state
    k_ss = (s / (n + g + delta)) ** (1 / (1 - alpha))

def test_edge_large_depreciation():
    # Large depreciation, steady state capital should be small
    t = np.array([0.0, 100.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.3
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 10.0
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 7.67μs -> 2.42μs (217% faster)
    k_ss = (s / (n + g + delta)) ** (1 / (1 - alpha))

def test_edge_negative_time():
    # Negative time values should return initial capital or raise error
    t = np.array([-5.0, 0.0])
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.3
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.02
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 7.25μs -> 2.29μs (216% faster)

def test_edge_non_array_time():
    # If t is not an array, should raise or handle gracefully
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.3
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.02
    # Should work with 1D array
    t = np.array([0.0])
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 7.42μs -> 2.25μs (230% faster)
    # Should work with longer array
    t = np.array([0.0, 1.0, 2.0])
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 5.29μs -> 1.38μs (285% faster)
    # Should fail with scalar input
    with pytest.raises(Exception):
        solow_analytic_solution(0.0, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta) # 3.25μs -> 6.33μs (48.7% slower)

def test_large_scale_many_time_points():
    # Large number of time points, check shape and performance
    t = np.linspace(0, 100, 1000)
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.02
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.3
    alpha = 0.33
    delta = 0.05
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 23.5μs -> 18.2μs (29.1% faster)

def test_large_scale_extreme_initial_capital():
    # Very large initial capital, check for overflow or correct behavior
    t = np.linspace(0, 10, 100)
    k0 = 1e6
    g = 0.01
    n = 0.01
    s = 0.3
    alpha = 0.5
    delta = 0.02
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 8.12μs -> 3.96μs (105% faster)
    # At large t, capital approaches steady state
    k_ss = (s / (n + g + delta)) ** (1 / (1 - alpha))

def test_large_scale_extreme_parameters():
    # Test with extreme but valid parameters, ensure no inf/nan
    t = np.linspace(0, 100, 500)
    k0 = 1.0
    g = 0.99
    n = 0.99
    s = 0.99
    alpha = 0.01
    delta = 0.99
    codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 14.8μs -> 10.0μs (47.7% faster)

def test_large_scale_randomized_parameters():
    # Randomized valid parameters, check shape and finite output
    rng = np.random.default_rng(seed=42)
    t = np.linspace(0, 50, 500)
    for _ in range(5):
        k0 = rng.uniform(0.1, 10.0)
        g = rng.uniform(0.001, 0.1)
        n = rng.uniform(0.001, 0.1)
        s = rng.uniform(0.01, 0.99)
        alpha = rng.uniform(0.01, 0.99)
        delta = rng.uniform(0.01, 0.1)
        codeflash_output = solow_analytic_solution(t, k0, g, n, s, alpha, delta); result = codeflash_output # 63.2μs -> 45.2μs (39.9% faster)
# codeflash_output is used to check that the output of the original code is the same as that of the optimized code.

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