Staatsverschuldung und Außenhandel wirken über verschiedene Kanäle auf die Entwicklung von Volkswirtschaften. Um die Wirkungsmechanismen zu eruieren, werden mikroökonomisch fundierte dynamische makroökonomische Modelle diskutiert. Zur Anwendung kommen Modelle überlappender Generationen. In...

I study decentralization of optimal allocations in an endowment OLG economy where private agents face endogenous borrowing constraints. Lenders constrain credit because of limited commitment of borrowers: they can declare bankruptcy and only lose the ability to make savings for retirement in the...

We analyze the welfare implications of liquidity constraints for households in an overlapping generations model with growth. In a closed economy with exogenous technical progress, liquidity constraints reduce welfare if the economy is dynamically inefficient. But if it is dynamically efficient,...

We analyze the welfare implications of liquidity constraints for households in an overlapping generations model with growth. In a closed economy with exogenous technical progress, liquidity constraints reduce welfare if the economy is dynamically inefficient. But if it is dynamically efficient,...