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This paper studies a model of the distribution of income under bounded needs. Utility derived from any given good reaches a bliss point at a finite consumption level of that good. On the other hand, introducing new varieties always increases utility. It is assumed that each variety is owned by a...
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How do population ageing shocks affect the long-run macroeconomic performance of an economy? To answer this question we build a general equilibrium overlapping generations model of a closed economy featuring endogenous factor prices. Finitely-lived individuals are endowed with perfect foresight...
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Mobility of highly-skilled workers affects and is affected by labor market conditions, taxes, and other policies. This paper documents the demographic and fiscal importance of international migration, especially in aging societies, reviews the efficiency and distributional effects of mobility,...
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In contexts such as education and sports, skill-accumulation of individuals over time crucially depends on the amount …
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We construct an overlapping generations model for the small open economy whichincorporates a realistic description of the mortality process. Agents engage in educational activities at the start of life and thus create human capital to be used later on in life for production purposes. Depending...
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out in the form of bequest and investment in human capital. We examine in competitive equilibrium the optimal provision of … education with and without capital markets integration. First, we explore how regimes of education provision - public, private …-run effects of capital markets integration, in equilibrium, on the optimal provision of education and growth. Third, we examine a …
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investment and retirement decisions in a simple analytical life-cycle model with full certainty and investigate how different … social security schemes may a¤ect welfare, human capital investment and labor supply. We analyze and compare three different … contributions and benefits increase human capital investment and postpone retirement. …
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view (i.e., including human capital) of investment and saving. We find that the Feldstein-Horioka result is impervious to …
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causal effect of human capital on income, net of the innovation channel …
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's education and age. We find that skilled human capital has a significant positive effect on firms' innovation, while the … role in firm innovation in metropolitan cities, while it is the General Manager's education that has a positive and …Understanding the factors that may produce a sustained rate of innovation is important for promoting economic …
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