Optimality of the Friedman rule in an overlapping generations model with spatial separation

Joseph Haslag and Antoine Martin

No 225, Staff Reports from Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Abstract: We examine models with spatial separation and limited communication that have shown some promise toward resolving the disparity between theory and practice concerning optimal monetary policy; these models suggest that the Friedman rule may not be optimal. We show that intergenerational transfers play a key role in this result, the Friedman rule is a necessary condition for an efficient allocation in equilibrium, and the Friedman rule is chosen whenever agents can implement mutually beneficial arrangements. We conclude that in order for these models to resolve the aforementioned disparity, they must answer the following question: Where do the frictions that prevent agents from implementing mutually beneficial arrangements come from?

Keywords: overlapping generations; Friedman rule; spatial separation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E52 E58 H21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2005-10-01
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Note: For a published version of this report, see Joseph H. Haslag and Antoine Martin, "Optimality of the Friedman Rule in an Overlapping Generations Model with Spatial Separation," Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking 39, no. 7 (October 2007): 1741-58.
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