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...

We adopt the traditional competitive OLG model a la' Samuelson (1958)-Diamond (1965) with two-period-living individuals, fixed fertility rates and labor supply, where the government can pursue retributive policies between generations by levying levy lump sum taxes/subsidies. By using standard...

In this paper, by adopting an OLG neoclassical growth model we show that intergenerational transfers may trigger the take off of an economy entrapped into poverty in a twofold way: 1) by eliminating the zero equilibrium -which, under technology with low factor substitutability, is always a...

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...

In this paper we show that the neoclassical standard OLG growth model, under low substitution in preferences and technology, may generate three stable steady states. In particular we show the richness of the dynamical roles played by the intertemporal substitution parameter. The novelty of our...

The literature on the relationship between pension funds development and market efficiency has been flourishing in the past decades. In this paper we provide an updated review of the theoretical and empirical advances in this field of study, with particular focus on the effects that pension...

The paper explores the empirical relationship between the share of pension fund s’assets invested in stocks and stock market volatility in OECD markets. For this purpose, by using panel data of 34 OECD countries from 2000 to 2010, we estimate both a random effects panel model and a...