This paper examines the distributional and efficiency effects of pension privatization in Germany. Starting from a benchmark that refects the current unfunded pension system, a fully funded system is introduced. The accrued benefits of the old system are financed by alternative tax combinations...

Der Anspruch unseres Beitrags ist bescheiden. Wir wollen einen Überblick über numerische Gleichgewichtsmodelle geben. Die Literatur zu dieser Forschungsrichtung ist in den letzten Jahren derart umfangreich geworden, daß wir uns auf einige ausgewählte Aspekte beschränken müssen. Im...

This paper deals with the intergenerational incidence of corporate tax policies in the overlapping generation model. Corportate tax reforms affect the welfare levels of individuals via three Channels: (i) changes in the net. tax burdens, (ii) changes in the factor prices, and (iii) changes in...

This paper discusses the macroeconomic adjustment and the intergenerational and international incidence of a switch from the current destination-based value-added taxation to a origin-based VAT within a dynamic general equilibrium framework. Such a reform will affect the welfare levels of...