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This paper studies the macroeconomic and efficiency effects of privatizing social security. It does so by simulating …, the pure efficiency gains from privatization are also substantial. Efficiency gains refers to the welfare improvement … precise size of the efficiency gain depends on the existing tax structure, the linkage between benefits and taxes under the …
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This paper develops a tractable stochastic overlapping generations model to analyze the equilibrium equity premium and growth rate of the capital stock in the presence of a defined-benefit Social Security system. If the Social Security Trust Fund increases the share of its portfolio held in...
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This paper examines the optimal allocation of risk in an overlapping-generations economy. It compares the allocation of risk the economy reaches naturally to the allocation that would be reached if generations behind a Rawlsian 'veil of ignorance' could share risk with one another through...
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) leading to efficiency gains in the banking market. Our findings suggest that the more frequent bank failures occurring in a …
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The worldwide problem with pay-as-you-go (PAYG) social security systems isn't just financial. This study indicates that these systems may have exerted adverse effects on key demographic factors, private savings, and long-term growth rates. Through a comprehensive endogenous-growth model where...
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In this paper we replace the Gaussian errors in the standard Gaussian, linear state space model with stochastic volatility processes. This is called a GSSF-SV model. We show that conventional MCMC algorithms for this type of model are ineffective, but that this problem can be removed by...
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