Ghiglino, Christian and Tvede, Mich (2000) Optimal Policy in OG Models. Journal of Economic Theory, 90 (1). pp. 62-83. DOI https://doi.org/10.1006/jeth.1999.2561
Ghiglino, Christian and Tvede, Mich (2000) Optimal Policy in OG Models. Journal of Economic Theory, 90 (1). pp. 62-83. DOI https://doi.org/10.1006/jeth.1999.2561
Ghiglino, Christian and Tvede, Mich (2000) Optimal Policy in OG Models. Journal of Economic Theory, 90 (1). pp. 62-83. DOI https://doi.org/10.1006/jeth.1999.2561
Abstract
In the present paper general stationary overlapping generations economies with many commodities in every period and many different consumers in every generation are considered. A government maximizes a utilitarian social welfare function, which is the sum of weighted averages of utilities for generations, through fiscal policy, i.e., monetary transfers and taxes. Situations both with and without time discounting are considered. It is shown that if the discount factor is sufficiently close to one then the optimal policy stabilizes the economy, i.e. the equilibrium path has the turnpike property. Moreover the fiscal policy is shown to be time-consistent. Journal of Economic Literature Classification Numbers: D51, D91, E32, E52, H20. © 2000 Academic Press.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of |
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Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jul 2012 18:03 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 16:57 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/3023 |