Most studies show that the present generation has to take the burden and reduce consumption to mitigate future climate change. However, significant climate change is due to a market failure, and corrections of market failures give possibilities of Pareto improvements. In this paper, we study the...

We examine the distributional and efficiency impacts of climate policy in the context of fiscal consolidation in a dynamic general-equilibrium overlapping generations model of the US economy. The model includes a disaggregated production structure, including energy sector detail and advanced...

Konventionelle Kosten-Nutzen-Analysen beziehen sich auf eher kurzfristige staatliche Vorhaben. Betroffen von den Kosten und Nutzen sind hauptsächlich die lebenden Generationen. Die Diskontierung geht von deren Zeitpräferenzen aus. Die Verhältnisse sind bei sehr langfristigen Projekten oder...

The prevailing literature discusses intergenerational trade-offs predominantly in infinitely-lived agent models despite the finite lifetime of individuals. We discuss these trade-offs in a continuous time OLG framework and relate the results to the infinitely-lived agent setting. We identify...