The output gap, while inherently unobservable, plays a pivotal role in informing policymakers due to its significant implications for forecasting inflation rates and understanding the mechanisms of monetary policy transmission. Traditional filters frequently employed in estimating the output gap...

This paper extends the model of overlapping generations with heterogeneous agents, allowing both classes (capitalist and worker) to hold a positive intergenerational capital stock. The main results were:(i)equilibrium interest rates that maximize the consumption and savings plans of working and...