Existence and uniqueness of steady-state equilibrium in a two-sector overlapping generations model
In his seminal paper Galor [A two-sector overlapping generations-model: a global characterization of the dynamical system, Econometrica 60 (1992) 1351-1386] establishes conditions for the existence of equilibrium in the two-sector overlapping generations (OLG) model. Although appealing theoretically, these conditions are implicit and not easy to apply. This paper develops new theorems on the existence and uniqueness of steady-state equilibrium in the two-sector OLG model. We provide explicit conditions on the utility and production functions for the existence and uniqueness of equilibrium, with which one only needs to check the derivatives of the production and utility functions and their interactions, without requiring solving for the savings function and its derivatives. We present detailed steps to check the existence and uniqueness of equilibrium and provide illustrative examples.
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2008
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Authors: | Li, Jinlu ; Lin, Shuanglin |
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Journal of Economic Theory. - Elsevier, ISSN 0022-0531. - Vol. 141.2008, 1, p. 255-275
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Elsevier |
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