This paper shows how changes in generational accounts relate to the generational incidence of fiscal policy. To illustrate the relationship, it uses the Auerbach-Kotlikoff Dynamic Life-Cycle Simulation Model to compare policy-induced changes in generational accounts with actual changes in...

This paper shows how changes in generational accounts relate to the generational incidence of fiscal policy. To illustrate the relationship, it uses the Auerbach-Kotlikoff Dynamic Life-Cycle Simulation Model to compare policy-induced changes in generational accounts with actual changes in...

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...