The dynamics of utility in the neoclassical OLG model

Wolfgang Kuhle

Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2014, vol. 52, issue C, 81-86

Abstract: This paper develops a method to study how life-cycle utility of a sequence of cohorts converges to its steady state level in the neoclassical 2-period overlapping generations model. This method allows to characterize utility changes associated with marginal variations in exogenous policy parameters along the entire transition path between two steady states. At the same time, it is not more complicated than a pure steady state analysis. Moreover, it can be applied to economies for which an explicit solution of the transition path is not available.

Keywords: Transition path; Utility dynamics; Local analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmateco.2014.04.001

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