In a standard OLG model of a small open economy with logarithmic utility and endogenous fertility we show that the reversion of the relationship between fertility and wages (i.e. a transition from the Malthusian to the Modern fertility behaviour) may be possible in presence of intergenerational...

In this work we analyse the issue of optimal taxation and of policy changes in an endogenous growth model driven by public expenditure, in the presence of endogenous fertility and labour supply. While normative analysis confirms the Chamley-Judd result of zero capital income tax, positive...

In this work we analyze the issue of taxation in an intertemporal economy with endogenous fertility under critical-level utilitarianism, both from a positive and normative standpoint. On the positive side we analyse the effects of a change in the tax on capital income and on the population size,...

In this paper we show that, when endogenous fertility choices are accounted for, the traditional rule provided by Diamond (1965) should be amended in order to effectively implement the first best allocation of an OLG economy, even in the presence a non distortionary tax for financing national...

In the present work we show that, when one allows for endogenous fertility in Diamonds (1965) OLG model, public debt plays still a clear-cut role on dynamic inefficiency (DI): for correcting DI, national debt must be increased. DI is more likely to occur when the economy capital income share and...

In this paper we show that, when endogenous fertility is considered via Cobb-Douglas preferences, public debt plays a clear-cut role on dynamic inefficiency (DI) of an OLG economy: in fact, for correcting the DI problem, debt must be increased (decreased) when the economy is overaccumulating...