Essays about: "OLG Model"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words OLG Model.

1. 1. Optimal Carbon Tax and Endogenous Longevity

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Chi Banh; [2023]
   Keywords : climate change; endogenous longevity; health; carbon taxes; OLG model;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the link between optimal carbon tax and endogenous longevity. It considers an overlapping generation model with clean and dirty intermediate goods. Externality caused by producing dirty intermediate goods damages the final goods productionas well as the agents’ longevity. READ MORE

3. 2. The fiscal implications of the UK's post-Brexit migration policy

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Jacob Stevens; [2021]
   Keywords : General equilibrium; Immigration; Population aging; Public Debt;

   Abstract : This paper uses a sophisticated Overlapping Generations (OLG) model to examine the fiscal impacts of immigration to the UK, disaggregated by age, place of origin and degree status. We find that in 2019 alone, the flow of immigrants was worth a total of £370 billion to the UK government in terms of net present value. READ MORE

4. 3. Deepening Automation and Wealth Inequality: An Intergenerational Perspective

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Zhaoqin Zhu; [2021]
   Keywords : Deepening automation; Tax policies; Intergenerational transfers; Wealth inequality; Aging population;

   Abstract : The fast development of automation technology has been widely recognized as a key reason for the rising wealth inequality in the US since 1980s, and current literature focuses on the channel of increasing wage inequality triggered by deepening automation. This thesis contributes to the literature by examining the interaction between autonomation and an additional channel: cross-generation wealth accumulation via bequests. READ MORE

5. 4. Mass challenge or vital necessity? An evaluation of Swedish post-war immigration in a general equilibrium framework

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Markus Pettersson; [2018]
   Keywords : Immigration; Fiscal policy; Welfare; Computable general equilibrium CGE model; Overlapping generations OLG ;

   Abstract : Using a computable general equilibrium model with overlapping generations, this thesis analyses the impact of post-war immigration (1960-2015) on the Swedish economy. Three counterfactual scenarios are compared with a baseline scenario based on the observed economic development of Sweden. READ MORE

6. 5. Long term impact of an immigration shock

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Kalle Kantanen; [2017]
   Keywords : OLG Model; immigration; welfare; policy;

   Abstract : In this thesis an OLG model is used to estimate long term effects of an low-skilled immigration shock similar to the Refugee Crisis faced by the European economies in 2015-2016. The aim is to provide tools and an anaytical starting point for rational discussion in the highly politicised debate by evaluating the impacts of the population shock under different policy options. READ MORE