Growth effects of annuities and government transfers in perpetual youth models
We show that in overlapping generations endogenous growth models with uncertain lifetime, the introduction of government transfers always increases economic growth by crowding out the private annuity market and increasing accidental bequests. In particular, if the government imposes a flat-rate cons...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of mathematical economics 2017-10, Vol.72, p.1-6 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We show that in overlapping generations endogenous growth models with uncertain lifetime, the introduction of government transfers always increases economic growth by crowding out the private annuity market and increasing accidental bequests. In particular, if the government imposes a flat-rate consumption tax (which is neutral to the consumption–saving margin), uses part of the tax revenue for unproductive purposes, and rebates the rest equally across agents as a lump-sum transfer, the economy grows faster and improves the welfare of future generations. |
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ISSN: | 0304-4068 1873-1538 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jmateco.2017.06.002 |