This paper models commodity futures in a rational expectations equilibrium specifically (i) incorporating the conflict of interests between Hedgers (Producers-Consumers) and Speculators and (ii) superimposing constraints to immunize the real sector of the economy from shocks of excessive futures...

In this paper we show the extent that home ownership varies over the life-cycle and differs by cohort and by education. We explain these differences in a calibrated model of life-cycle behaviour where households choose labour supply and consumption and also home-ownership status. Home-ownership...

Homestead exemption is defined as the level of home equity that a household declaring bankruptcy can keep. This exemption level varies across states in the United States. As entreprenurial activities are risky, small business owners value the insurance the bankruptcy law provides. In their...

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION AND INTERNATIONAL FLOWS OF CAPITAL: WHAT CAN AN OLG MODEL TELL US? INGENUE Team (Aglietta CEPII , Breton MODEM , Chateau CEPII , Fayolle OFCE , Juillard CEPREMAP , LeCacheux OFCE , Touze OFCE ) Demographic transition happens and will continue to unfold at different rythms...

In this paper we propose and estimate a dynamic structural model of fixed capital investment using firm-level Spanish data. We first characterize the optimal behavior of a firm facing uncertainty in demand and input prices, as well as kinked and lump-sum adjustment costs. This nonconvex...

This paper analyses the pension system in Turkey using Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) and Overlapping Generations Models (OLG). The objective of the paper is to evaluate the effects of current pension policies on the macroeconomic aggregates when a segmented and asymmetric labor market is...

Most rational addiction models focus on how drinking and smoking are made when young. Yet, the costs of drinking and smoking generally come later in life. We focus on the decisions of the elderly where individuals know their propensity for addiction but are uncertain about their future earnings...

This paper introduces the quest for status into the Ramsey model with endogenous labor supply. We focus our attention on relative wealth preferences. In contrast to relative consumption preferences, they allow for the possibility that agents work too little in the long run, while under both...