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An overlapping generations model for monetary policy analysis

We integrate an overlapping generations model into a new monetarist framework and show that the Friedman rule is not optimal. This is because inflation makes saving for retirement less attractive, such that young agents optimally choose to increase their consumption at the expense of lower savings. On the other hand, old agents consume less due to the inflation tax. We show that for low inflation rates, the former effect dominates the latter, such that the Friedman rule is not optimal. However, this effect disappears for higher inflation rates such that the optimal rate is at an intermediate level.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Working Paper ; No. 272

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: General‡
Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
Demand for Money
Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General
Thema
Overlapping generations
monetary theory
Friedman rule

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Huber, Samuel
Kim, Jaehong
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
University of Zurich, Department of Economics
(wo)
Zurich
(wann)
2017

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Huber, Samuel
  • Kim, Jaehong
  • University of Zurich, Department of Economics

Entstanden

  • 2017

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