The Optimal Rate of Money Creation in an Overlapping Generations Model : Numerical Simulations for the U.S. Economy /

This paper develops a large scale overlapping generations model and calibrates it for the U.S. economy. Simulations with the model show that the steady state welfare maximizing inflation rate may be positive, although the numerical results are not robust. It is also shown, however, that increases in...

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Autor Principal: Hamann, A.
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1992.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1992/037
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF
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