This document introduces the basic overlapping generations model of economic growth for a closed world economy. It consists of two generations that overlap - a young working generation and an old retired generation. Households maximize utility from consumption when young and old. Firms produce output using capital and labor according to a Cobb-Douglas production function. Capital accumulates through investment and depreciates over time. Labor and productivity grow at exogenous rates. The model aims to endogenously explain capital accumulation, output growth, and other macroeconomic variables over time based on intertemporal optimization by households and firms.
Expectations and Economics policy by Zegeye Paulos Borko (Asst,...Zegeye Paulos
Expectationa and Economics policy
-What do we mean by the Rational Expectations Hypothesis [REH].
-What are the implications of the REH for the conduct of economic policy?
-The “Policy-Ineffectiveness Proposition” [PIP]
-What are the implications of the REH for economicmodeling? The “Lucas critique”
This document provides an acknowledgements section for the author Mannig J. Simidian and an introduction to the topics that will be covered in the macroeconomics textbook and course. It thanks various individuals who influenced the author and provided guidance. It also outlines some of the key macroeconomic concepts that will be discussed, including real GDP, inflation, unemployment, models, endogenous and exogenous variables, market clearing, and the relationship between microeconomics and macroeconomics.
Macro Economics -II Chapter Two AGGREGATE SUPPLYZegeye Paulos
1) The document discusses four models of short-run aggregate supply: the sticky-price model, imperfect information model, and sticky-wage model.
2) In the sticky-price model, some prices are fixed in the short-run due to contracts or costs of changing prices. This can cause output to deviate from natural levels when demand changes.
3) The imperfect information model assumes suppliers don't know the overall price level when making decisions. Output will rise if actual prices are above expected prices.
4) In the sticky-wage model, nominal wages are fixed by contracts in the short-run. A price rise will lower real wages and induce firms to hire more workers and produce more output
1. The document discusses the differences between the short run and long run in macroeconomics and introduces the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model.
2. In the short run, prices are sticky and output can deviate from full employment, while in the long run prices are flexible and output depends only on supply.
3. The model shows how shocks like changes in money supply, velocity, or oil prices can affect output and inflation in the short and long run.
The classical doctrine—that the economy is always at or near the natural level of real GDP (full employment)—is based on two firmly held beliefs:
The assumption of the full employment of labour and other productive resources
Belief that prices, wages, and interest rates are flexible.
Keynesian Theory
This document discusses different theories of unemployment, including:
1) It describes different types of unemployment including frictional, structural, and cyclical unemployment.
2) It explains the classical view that full employment is always achieved through flexible wages adjusting to clear the labor market.
3) It outlines Keynes' view that unemployment can persist if aggregate demand is insufficient, with the aggregate supply curve being horizontal in the short-run so that unemployment, not prices, adjust. Fiscal policy can be used to increase aggregate demand.
4) Wages are downwardly rigid in the short-run in the Keynesian model, so that real wages rise when prices fall during recessions even as nominal wages remain
Keynesian theory rejects Say's law that supply creates its own demand. It argues that the level of income and employment is determined by aggregate demand and supply in the short run, and that equilibrium could be below full employment. The key determinants of income are consumption, investment, and saving. The effective demand curve shows equilibrium between aggregate demand and supply. Keynes believed full employment could be achieved by increasing aggregate demand through policies like government spending.
The document summarizes the key differences between classical and Keynesian theories of employment and unemployment. The classical theory assumed full employment and explained brief periods of unemployment as frictional, while Keynes argued unemployment could persist due to insufficient aggregate demand. The document outlines the assumptions and mechanics of both theories, including Say's law, flexibility of wages and prices, and the role of money. It also compares how the two theories approach concepts like interest rates, statics vs dynamics, and the roles of fiscal and monetary policy.
Expectations and Economics policy by Zegeye Paulos Borko (Asst,...Zegeye Paulos
Expectationa and Economics policy
-What do we mean by the Rational Expectations Hypothesis [REH].
-What are the implications of the REH for the conduct of economic policy?
-The “Policy-Ineffectiveness Proposition” [PIP]
-What are the implications of the REH for economicmodeling? The “Lucas critique”
This document provides an acknowledgements section for the author Mannig J. Simidian and an introduction to the topics that will be covered in the macroeconomics textbook and course. It thanks various individuals who influenced the author and provided guidance. It also outlines some of the key macroeconomic concepts that will be discussed, including real GDP, inflation, unemployment, models, endogenous and exogenous variables, market clearing, and the relationship between microeconomics and macroeconomics.
Macro Economics -II Chapter Two AGGREGATE SUPPLYZegeye Paulos
1) The document discusses four models of short-run aggregate supply: the sticky-price model, imperfect information model, and sticky-wage model.
2) In the sticky-price model, some prices are fixed in the short-run due to contracts or costs of changing prices. This can cause output to deviate from natural levels when demand changes.
3) The imperfect information model assumes suppliers don't know the overall price level when making decisions. Output will rise if actual prices are above expected prices.
4) In the sticky-wage model, nominal wages are fixed by contracts in the short-run. A price rise will lower real wages and induce firms to hire more workers and produce more output
1. The document discusses the differences between the short run and long run in macroeconomics and introduces the aggregate demand and aggregate supply model.
2. In the short run, prices are sticky and output can deviate from full employment, while in the long run prices are flexible and output depends only on supply.
3. The model shows how shocks like changes in money supply, velocity, or oil prices can affect output and inflation in the short and long run.
The classical doctrine—that the economy is always at or near the natural level of real GDP (full employment)—is based on two firmly held beliefs:
The assumption of the full employment of labour and other productive resources
Belief that prices, wages, and interest rates are flexible.
Keynesian Theory
This document discusses different theories of unemployment, including:
1) It describes different types of unemployment including frictional, structural, and cyclical unemployment.
2) It explains the classical view that full employment is always achieved through flexible wages adjusting to clear the labor market.
3) It outlines Keynes' view that unemployment can persist if aggregate demand is insufficient, with the aggregate supply curve being horizontal in the short-run so that unemployment, not prices, adjust. Fiscal policy can be used to increase aggregate demand.
4) Wages are downwardly rigid in the short-run in the Keynesian model, so that real wages rise when prices fall during recessions even as nominal wages remain
Keynesian theory rejects Say's law that supply creates its own demand. It argues that the level of income and employment is determined by aggregate demand and supply in the short run, and that equilibrium could be below full employment. The key determinants of income are consumption, investment, and saving. The effective demand curve shows equilibrium between aggregate demand and supply. Keynes believed full employment could be achieved by increasing aggregate demand through policies like government spending.
The document summarizes the key differences between classical and Keynesian theories of employment and unemployment. The classical theory assumed full employment and explained brief periods of unemployment as frictional, while Keynes argued unemployment could persist due to insufficient aggregate demand. The document outlines the assumptions and mechanics of both theories, including Say's law, flexibility of wages and prices, and the role of money. It also compares how the two theories approach concepts like interest rates, statics vs dynamics, and the roles of fiscal and monetary policy.
Macroeconomics analyzes aggregate economic indicators like unemployment, growth, GDP and inflation. It studies how the overall economy behaves. Governments and businesses use macroeconomic models and analysis to inform economic policymaking and strategic planning. Three major concerns of macroeconomics discussed are inflation, output growth, and unemployment. Inflation refers to a general increase in the price level of goods and services in an economy over time.
Macroeconomics is the study of the economy as a whole, including issues like growth, inflation, and unemployment. Economists use models to help explain and address these issues. Models make simplifying assumptions, like whether prices are flexible or sticky in the short-run. The chapter introduces concepts like endogenous and exogenous variables. It provides an example model of supply and demand for cars and how it can be used to analyze changes. The chapter outlines the topics that will be covered in the macroeconomics textbook, including classical theory, growth theory, and business cycle theory.
Keynesian theory of money proposes that the relationship between the quantity of money and prices is indirect and non-proportional, unlike quantity theorists. Key provisions include that the economy is unstable and the state should use tools like monetary policy; a change in the money supply causes interest rate changes which lead to changes in investment demand and nominal GDP; and Keynes identified three macroeconomic policies - monetary, fiscal, and incomes policy - that affect GDP. Specifically, monetary policy aims to decrease interest rates to boost investment via money supply increases, while fiscal policy directly increases public investment when private investment is insufficient.
This document discusses the mathematics behind the Phillips curve and different monetary policy approaches. It summarizes an initial model of the Phillips curve that assumes expected inflation equals actual inflation and a constant monetary policy by the central bank. This initial model results in periodic behavior of unemployment and inflation. The document then introduces the idea of a variable monetary policy where the central bank adapts its policy based on unemployment and inflation levels. This makes the relationship between monetary policy and the Phillips curve nonlinear.
This chapter introduces macroeconomics and the key issues it addresses such as economic growth, unemployment, inflation, and recessions. It discusses the tools macroeconomists use like economic models to study these issues and simplify complex realities. Models can have flexible or sticky prices to examine long-run or short-run economic behavior. The chapter provides an overview of the topics that will be covered in the book.
1. The chapter presents an overview of Real Business Cycle theory and New Keynesian economics.
2. Real Business Cycle theory views fluctuations as optimal responses to exogenous productivity shocks, while New Keynesian economics sees deviations from full employment due to sticky wages and prices.
3. There is debate around issues in Real Business Cycle theory like the flexibility of prices and whether fluctuations truly reflect voluntary changes, as well as debate around explanations for price stickiness in New Keynesian economics.
The Causal Analysis of the Relationship between Inflation and Output Gap in T...inventionjournals
The purpose of the paper is to study dynamic relationships between the inflation and output gap by using Granger causality, Impulse response and variance decompositions analysis within VECM framework for the quarterly data over the first period of 2003 and second period of 2016. The results of the study indicate that the output gap Granger cause the inflation in Turkey both in short-and long-runs. Also, sign of the causality is negative and same causal relationships between two variables hold beyond the sample period. The results should be taken as an evidence of the conclusion that the output gap has important implications for the CBRT's monetary policy.
The document discusses the natural rate of unemployment, which is the average rate of unemployment around which the economy fluctuates. It is affected by factors like the rates of workers losing jobs and unemployed workers finding jobs. There are two main types of unemployment: frictional unemployment due to the time it takes workers to search for jobs, and structural unemployment caused by wages being rigid above market levels due to things like minimum wages and unions. The document analyzes trends in U.S. unemployment over time and potential factors influencing the natural rate, such as demographics, sectoral shifts in the economy, and social policies.
The document summarizes three models of aggregate supply and the relationship between inflation and unemployment known as the Phillips curve. The models are the sticky-wage, imperfect-information, and sticky-price models. It also discusses how expectations are formed, the short-run tradeoff in the Phillips curve, and the costs of reducing inflation through contractionary policy.
1) The document discusses the classical theory of inflation and the costs of inflation. It provides historical examples of inflation rates over time including hyperinflation events.
2) Hyperinflation is defined as inflation exceeding 50% per month and examples are given from Austria, Hungary, Germany and Poland in the early 1920s where prices increased dramatically as money supplies rose rapidly.
3) The costs of inflation discussed include shoe leather costs from having to visit banks more often, menu costs to update prices, tax distortions from not adjusting for inflation, and effects on savings from the reduction of purchasing power over time.
This document provides an overview of two major theories of employment: the classical theory and Keynes' theory.
The classical theory states that employment is determined by the interaction of labor supply and demand in the market. It believes in full employment and that unemployment results from rigid wages or interference with free markets. Keynes' theory views employment from the demand side and says it depends on effective demand. Effective demand is driven by aggregate supply and demand. Unemployment can result from a deficiency in effective demand. The theories differ in their assumptions around flexibility of wages and prices and whether they examine things in the short or long run.
This chapter introduces macroeconomics and the tools used by macroeconomists. It discusses important macroeconomic issues like economic growth, unemployment, inflation, and recessions. Macroeconomists study indicators like GDP, inflation, and unemployment rates. The chapter outlines the structure of the book, which will cover classical economic theory, growth theory, and business cycle theory. It explains that macroeconomists use models to examine different issues and that these models vary in their treatment of price flexibility.
This document provides an overview of macroeconomics topics that will be covered in the Macroeconomics 2 course, including integrating classical and Keynesian schools of thought, the development of the New Neoclassical Synthesis, short and long run issues, and applications of macroeconomic models. It also summarizes the key differences between classical and Keynesian economics, including their views on unemployment, flexibility of wages and prices, and the appropriate role of government intervention in the economy.
This document provides an overview of John Maynard Keynes' theory of aggregate demand. It defines aggregate demand and its components. Keynes believed full employment is not guaranteed in a free market and that unemployment could exist in equilibrium. Equilibrium output and employment are determined by the level of aggregate demand. The government can use fiscal policy like increasing spending to shift aggregate demand outward and close the gap between actual and full employment output, achieving full employment.
This document provides an introduction to macroeconomics. It defines macroeconomics as the study of factors that determine aggregate production, employment, prices and their changes over time in an economy. Key aspects covered include the classical and Keynesian views of macroeconomics, macroeconomic variables, models and approaches used in analysis. Important macroeconomic issues discussed are achieving economic growth, preventing business cycles, controlling inflation, unemployment, budget deficits, and managing international economic issues.
This document provides an overview of the history and evolution of macroeconomic thought. It discusses classical macroeconomics, the Keynesian revolution in response to the Great Depression, and subsequent challenges to and developments in Keynesian theory including monetarism, rational expectations, and real business cycle theory. Modern macroeconomics incorporates elements of different schools of thought with an emphasis on the role of both aggregate demand and supply factors.
This document provides an overview of macroeconomics and the debate between free-market and Keynesian schools of thought. It discusses how Adam Smith developed ideas of free markets but John Maynard Keynes advocated government intervention to boost demand in response to the Great Depression. In the 1970s, Milton Friedman led a counter-revolution arguing excessive money supply and unions caused stagflation. Margaret Thatcher embraced free-market policies, but the 2007 crisis saw a return of Keynesian responses as the UK faced its worst recession since the 1930s.
How inflation and unemployment are relatedAlok upadhayay
The document discusses the relationship between inflation and unemployment. It begins by explaining the inverse correlation between inflation and unemployment based on principles of supply and demand. When demand for labor exceeds supply, wage inflation rises and vice versa. The Phillips Curve, developed by A.W. Phillips, showed this inverse relationship, though it was nonlinear. While the Phillips Curve could be used by policymakers to balance inflation and unemployment in the short run, monetarists like Milton Friedman argued it did not apply in the long run. The relationship between inflation and unemployment only works temporarily, not as a permanent policy tool.
- The classical economists like Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, and Jean-Baptist Say developed economic theories in the 18th-19th centuries that influenced subsequent generations, but their ideas of free markets solving unemployment were challenged by the Great Depression.
- J.M. Keynes revolutionized macroeconomic thinking with his analysis showing classical theory was wrong and that governments have a role in solving unemployment. Keynes' ideas underlie modern macroeconomic theories.
- Say's law, which the classical economists relied on, asserted that aggregate supply creates its own demand and that unemployment was impossible, but Keynes exposed weaknesses in this law and classical assumptions of full employment.
El documento habla sobre un superastro adolescente que está en problemas con la ley por conducir sin licencia y que ahora debe completar servicio comunitario trabajando para una organización benéfica que ayuda a personas sin hogar.
The document is the 2004 annual report of the Fundação Abrinq for the Rights of Children and Adolescents, which outlines their mission to promote the defense of children's rights, lists their strategic priorities and focus areas of action such as education, special protection, and the child rights system, and highlights some of their programs and activities from the past year.
Macroeconomics analyzes aggregate economic indicators like unemployment, growth, GDP and inflation. It studies how the overall economy behaves. Governments and businesses use macroeconomic models and analysis to inform economic policymaking and strategic planning. Three major concerns of macroeconomics discussed are inflation, output growth, and unemployment. Inflation refers to a general increase in the price level of goods and services in an economy over time.
Macroeconomics is the study of the economy as a whole, including issues like growth, inflation, and unemployment. Economists use models to help explain and address these issues. Models make simplifying assumptions, like whether prices are flexible or sticky in the short-run. The chapter introduces concepts like endogenous and exogenous variables. It provides an example model of supply and demand for cars and how it can be used to analyze changes. The chapter outlines the topics that will be covered in the macroeconomics textbook, including classical theory, growth theory, and business cycle theory.
Keynesian theory of money proposes that the relationship between the quantity of money and prices is indirect and non-proportional, unlike quantity theorists. Key provisions include that the economy is unstable and the state should use tools like monetary policy; a change in the money supply causes interest rate changes which lead to changes in investment demand and nominal GDP; and Keynes identified three macroeconomic policies - monetary, fiscal, and incomes policy - that affect GDP. Specifically, monetary policy aims to decrease interest rates to boost investment via money supply increases, while fiscal policy directly increases public investment when private investment is insufficient.
This document discusses the mathematics behind the Phillips curve and different monetary policy approaches. It summarizes an initial model of the Phillips curve that assumes expected inflation equals actual inflation and a constant monetary policy by the central bank. This initial model results in periodic behavior of unemployment and inflation. The document then introduces the idea of a variable monetary policy where the central bank adapts its policy based on unemployment and inflation levels. This makes the relationship between monetary policy and the Phillips curve nonlinear.
This chapter introduces macroeconomics and the key issues it addresses such as economic growth, unemployment, inflation, and recessions. It discusses the tools macroeconomists use like economic models to study these issues and simplify complex realities. Models can have flexible or sticky prices to examine long-run or short-run economic behavior. The chapter provides an overview of the topics that will be covered in the book.
1. The chapter presents an overview of Real Business Cycle theory and New Keynesian economics.
2. Real Business Cycle theory views fluctuations as optimal responses to exogenous productivity shocks, while New Keynesian economics sees deviations from full employment due to sticky wages and prices.
3. There is debate around issues in Real Business Cycle theory like the flexibility of prices and whether fluctuations truly reflect voluntary changes, as well as debate around explanations for price stickiness in New Keynesian economics.
The Causal Analysis of the Relationship between Inflation and Output Gap in T...inventionjournals
The purpose of the paper is to study dynamic relationships between the inflation and output gap by using Granger causality, Impulse response and variance decompositions analysis within VECM framework for the quarterly data over the first period of 2003 and second period of 2016. The results of the study indicate that the output gap Granger cause the inflation in Turkey both in short-and long-runs. Also, sign of the causality is negative and same causal relationships between two variables hold beyond the sample period. The results should be taken as an evidence of the conclusion that the output gap has important implications for the CBRT's monetary policy.
The document discusses the natural rate of unemployment, which is the average rate of unemployment around which the economy fluctuates. It is affected by factors like the rates of workers losing jobs and unemployed workers finding jobs. There are two main types of unemployment: frictional unemployment due to the time it takes workers to search for jobs, and structural unemployment caused by wages being rigid above market levels due to things like minimum wages and unions. The document analyzes trends in U.S. unemployment over time and potential factors influencing the natural rate, such as demographics, sectoral shifts in the economy, and social policies.
The document summarizes three models of aggregate supply and the relationship between inflation and unemployment known as the Phillips curve. The models are the sticky-wage, imperfect-information, and sticky-price models. It also discusses how expectations are formed, the short-run tradeoff in the Phillips curve, and the costs of reducing inflation through contractionary policy.
1) The document discusses the classical theory of inflation and the costs of inflation. It provides historical examples of inflation rates over time including hyperinflation events.
2) Hyperinflation is defined as inflation exceeding 50% per month and examples are given from Austria, Hungary, Germany and Poland in the early 1920s where prices increased dramatically as money supplies rose rapidly.
3) The costs of inflation discussed include shoe leather costs from having to visit banks more often, menu costs to update prices, tax distortions from not adjusting for inflation, and effects on savings from the reduction of purchasing power over time.
This document provides an overview of two major theories of employment: the classical theory and Keynes' theory.
The classical theory states that employment is determined by the interaction of labor supply and demand in the market. It believes in full employment and that unemployment results from rigid wages or interference with free markets. Keynes' theory views employment from the demand side and says it depends on effective demand. Effective demand is driven by aggregate supply and demand. Unemployment can result from a deficiency in effective demand. The theories differ in their assumptions around flexibility of wages and prices and whether they examine things in the short or long run.
This chapter introduces macroeconomics and the tools used by macroeconomists. It discusses important macroeconomic issues like economic growth, unemployment, inflation, and recessions. Macroeconomists study indicators like GDP, inflation, and unemployment rates. The chapter outlines the structure of the book, which will cover classical economic theory, growth theory, and business cycle theory. It explains that macroeconomists use models to examine different issues and that these models vary in their treatment of price flexibility.
This document provides an overview of macroeconomics topics that will be covered in the Macroeconomics 2 course, including integrating classical and Keynesian schools of thought, the development of the New Neoclassical Synthesis, short and long run issues, and applications of macroeconomic models. It also summarizes the key differences between classical and Keynesian economics, including their views on unemployment, flexibility of wages and prices, and the appropriate role of government intervention in the economy.
This document provides an overview of John Maynard Keynes' theory of aggregate demand. It defines aggregate demand and its components. Keynes believed full employment is not guaranteed in a free market and that unemployment could exist in equilibrium. Equilibrium output and employment are determined by the level of aggregate demand. The government can use fiscal policy like increasing spending to shift aggregate demand outward and close the gap between actual and full employment output, achieving full employment.
This document provides an introduction to macroeconomics. It defines macroeconomics as the study of factors that determine aggregate production, employment, prices and their changes over time in an economy. Key aspects covered include the classical and Keynesian views of macroeconomics, macroeconomic variables, models and approaches used in analysis. Important macroeconomic issues discussed are achieving economic growth, preventing business cycles, controlling inflation, unemployment, budget deficits, and managing international economic issues.
This document provides an overview of the history and evolution of macroeconomic thought. It discusses classical macroeconomics, the Keynesian revolution in response to the Great Depression, and subsequent challenges to and developments in Keynesian theory including monetarism, rational expectations, and real business cycle theory. Modern macroeconomics incorporates elements of different schools of thought with an emphasis on the role of both aggregate demand and supply factors.
This document provides an overview of macroeconomics and the debate between free-market and Keynesian schools of thought. It discusses how Adam Smith developed ideas of free markets but John Maynard Keynes advocated government intervention to boost demand in response to the Great Depression. In the 1970s, Milton Friedman led a counter-revolution arguing excessive money supply and unions caused stagflation. Margaret Thatcher embraced free-market policies, but the 2007 crisis saw a return of Keynesian responses as the UK faced its worst recession since the 1930s.
How inflation and unemployment are relatedAlok upadhayay
The document discusses the relationship between inflation and unemployment. It begins by explaining the inverse correlation between inflation and unemployment based on principles of supply and demand. When demand for labor exceeds supply, wage inflation rises and vice versa. The Phillips Curve, developed by A.W. Phillips, showed this inverse relationship, though it was nonlinear. While the Phillips Curve could be used by policymakers to balance inflation and unemployment in the short run, monetarists like Milton Friedman argued it did not apply in the long run. The relationship between inflation and unemployment only works temporarily, not as a permanent policy tool.
- The classical economists like Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, and Jean-Baptist Say developed economic theories in the 18th-19th centuries that influenced subsequent generations, but their ideas of free markets solving unemployment were challenged by the Great Depression.
- J.M. Keynes revolutionized macroeconomic thinking with his analysis showing classical theory was wrong and that governments have a role in solving unemployment. Keynes' ideas underlie modern macroeconomic theories.
- Say's law, which the classical economists relied on, asserted that aggregate supply creates its own demand and that unemployment was impossible, but Keynes exposed weaknesses in this law and classical assumptions of full employment.
El documento habla sobre un superastro adolescente que está en problemas con la ley por conducir sin licencia y que ahora debe completar servicio comunitario trabajando para una organización benéfica que ayuda a personas sin hogar.
The document is the 2004 annual report of the Fundação Abrinq for the Rights of Children and Adolescents, which outlines their mission to promote the defense of children's rights, lists their strategic priorities and focus areas of action such as education, special protection, and the child rights system, and highlights some of their programs and activities from the past year.
Urban Health Plan will celebrate the opening of their new Simpson Pavilion health center on April 25, 2014. The new facility includes a demonstration kitchen designed by Canyon Ranch Institute and chefs to help residents of the South Bronx live healthier lives. The kitchen will pilot the CRI Healthy Table program, which includes cooking classes and nutrition education to teach healthy cooking and eating. The partnership between Urban Health Plan and Canyon Ranch Institute aims to improve health and reduce disease in the community through integrative wellness programs.
The Mobile Personal Health Record_2010Bianca Chung
The document discusses the potential for mobile personal health records (mPHRs) to help manage healthcare costs by engaging consumers to better manage their health. mPHRs combine personal health records with mobile devices to allow consumers to monitor health data, receive reminders and alerts, and communicate with providers. While pilot programs show mPHRs can reduce utilization, there are barriers to widespread adoption like lack of health data integration and standards, low consumer demand and privacy concerns. The document outlines factors that could accelerate mPHR use, such as greater electronic health record adoption, data standards, and incentives for providers and consumers.
Diana sánchez mustieles el patrimonio industrial en el contexto histórico d...Diana Sánchez Mustieles
Este documento trata sobre el patrimonio industrial en España durante el franquismo (1939-1975). En particular, analiza cómo el régimen franquista utilizó y preservó el patrimonio industrial para promover su ideología y proyecto político. El documento forma parte de las actas del Sexto Congreso para la Defensa del Patrimonio Industrial y la Obra Pública en España.
O documento lista atos de vários ministérios e órgãos do governo brasileiro, incluindo resoluções que autorizam municípios a contratar operações de crédito externo com garantia da União. Há também informações sobre taxas de juros, prazos, valores e condições desses empréstimos.
This document provides three design styles: Scandinavian Modern, Hotel Chic, and Industrial 80's. Scandinavian Modern has clean lines and natural materials while Hotel Chic has luxurious textures and neutral palettes. Industrial 80's takes on an urban warehouse look with exposed brick and pipes.
Este documento define la comunicación y describe sus elementos básicos. La comunicación implica el intercambio de información entre dos o más participantes a través de un sistema compartido de signos y normas. Los elementos clave de la comunicación incluyen un emisor, receptor, mensaje, código y canal. La comunicación puede ser verbal, no verbal o escrita.
This document provides information about the upcoming 12th World Congress of Accounting Educators and Researchers taking place from November 13-15, 2014 in Florence, Italy. The summary includes:
1) The Congress will be held at Palazzo Vecchio on November 13th and the University of Florence's Social Sciences Campus on November 14-15th.
2) Over 500 accounting educators and researchers from around the world are expected to attend and participate in parallel sessions, a research forum, and social events including an opening ceremony and gala dinner.
3) The Congress will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER) and provide an opportunity to review
The document summarizes the company's financial results for the 4th quarter and full year of 2010. It reports that net revenues increased 15.3% for the 4th quarter and 13.2% for the full year, driven by growth in the automotive business as well as other sectors. EBITDA margins increased compared to the same periods in 2009. For the full year of 2010, net income increased substantially due to strong operating and financial performance.
Esta unidad analizó los tipos de evaluación a través de trabajos individuales y grupales donde los estudiantes intercambiaron información para complementar su conocimiento mutuo y prepararse individual y colectivamente para las exposiciones de cada tema sobre los tipos de evaluación.
This document provides an overview and disclaimer for a presentation by SG Fleet Group. It notes that the information is general in nature and not complete or guaranteed to be accurate. It also states that the presentation does not constitute financial product advice or an offer of securities. Several key points about the company's financial data and future projections are outlined, including that past performance may not be indicative of future results. The disclaimer concludes by limiting the liability of the company and related parties regarding any forward-looking statements made in the presentation.
Dokumen tersebut membahas tentang identifikasi dan tes kepekaan antibiotika dengan menggunakan sistem otomatisasi mikrobiologi Phoenix 100. Sistem ini dapat melakukan identifikasi bakteri dan tes kepekaan antibiotika secara simultan dari 100 spesimen dengan cepat dan akurat.
This document provides an overview of macroeconomics and the circular flow of income through several models. It discusses key concepts such as:
1. Macroeconomics studies the economy as a whole by looking at aggregates like total output and income, whereas microeconomics looks at individual units.
2. Common macroeconomic policy objectives are full employment, price stability, economic growth, and balance of payments equilibrium.
3. The circular flow of income can be modeled in a two-sector closed economy with households and firms or a three-sector model that includes government. Savings and investment are incorporated through financial markets to achieve equilibrium.
This document discusses macroeconomic policy and its main components of monetary and fiscal policy. The goals of macroeconomic policy are continued economic growth, high employment, stable prices, improved living standards, and a sustainable balance of payments. Both monetary and fiscal policy are used by governments to influence the economy and achieve these policy goals. Fiscal policy involves government spending and taxation levels and is used to manage aggregate output and GDP. Changes in fiscal policy, such as increases in spending or reductions in taxes, can stimulate economic activity and growth.
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Chapter 1
57.
What is the difference between recession and depression in an economy? Provide an example of depression from the real world that has hit the global economy.
Use the following to answer question 58:
Answer: When there is a mild fall in the gross domestic product (GDP) of an economy over a period of time it leads to recession in the economy. If the intensity of the fall in GDP is severe over a period of time, then it turns into a depression. Recession is cyclic in nature; that is, it repeats itself over a period of time in an economy. A famous example of depression is that of the Great Depression of the 1930s that occurred in the United States and affected the global economy. Even the financial crisis of 2008-2009 in the United States was very much reminiscent of the Great Depression.
58.
Refer to the following graph and identify the years for which Country A and Country B experienced recession.
Country A experienced its recession during 2003 and its early recovery during 2004. Country B experienced its first recession during 2002 and its early recovery in 2003. Country B experienced a second recession in 2007.
59.
Why do we call macroeconomics an imperfect science? Explain.
The study of macroeconomics depends mainly upon the historical data on different economies. Macroeconomists analyze these data to explain changes occurring in different economic parameters (income, prices, unemployment, etc.) and formulate policies. Additionally, macroeconomic studies cannot be conducted in controlled experiments, as in biology or chemistry, for example. In this way, macroeconomists are similar to weather forecasters.
60.
Are the terms “market clearing” and “equilibrium” one and the same? Explain.
Yes, both terms represent the same notion: the balance between supply and demand. It is the balancing point at which everything that is produced gets sold and fulfills the entire demand. Thus, if all other things remain constant, then there is no tendency to change the quantity supplied and demanded at this point.
61.
Do you agree with the statement, “macroeconomics rests on the foundation of microeconomics”? Explain.
Macroeconomics involves studying the aggregate of economic variables related to individual decision making parameters, which are microeconomic (think of individuals' expenses, investments, etc.). That is to say, the total expenditure in an economy is the aggregate (sum) of all the expenditures done by all consumers in that economy, or the total investment done in an economy is the aggregate (sum) of all individual investments done by firms in that economy. This reflects that macroeconomic study rests on the foundation of microeconomics.
62.
Give two examples of macroeconomic variables and microeconomic variables.
The income of your father is a microeconomic variable, while the gross domestic product (GDP) of your country is a macroeconomic variable. The money your father saves in the bank is a microeconomic va.
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1. Modeling the Growth of the World
Economy: The Basic Overlapping
Generations Model
2
2.1 Introduction and Motivation
The previous chapter provided a detailed introduction to empirical data concerning
the long run growth of the world economy as a whole and to the international
economic relations prevailing among nearly 100 nation states. In this chapter we
intend to explore within a simple theoretical model the driving forces behind the
apparently unbounded growth of the global market economy, and for the moment
simply disregard the international relations among countries. In order to go some
way towards addressing the frequently expressed fear that globalization has gone
too far we begin by envisioning a world economy where globalization has come to
an end. In other words, we assume a fully integrated world economy with a single
global commodity market and a uniform global labor and capital market. Although
the present world economy is still quite far away from achieving full integration
dealing with this commonly cited bogey of globalization critics would nevertheless
appear worthwhile.
In view of Kaldor’s (1961) stylized facts presented in Chap. 1 it is not surprising
at all that economic growth attracted the attention of economic theorists in post-
WWII period of the 1950s and 1960s. In contrast to the rather pessimistic growth
projections of the leading post-Keynesian economists, Harrod (1939) and Domar
(1946), the GDP growth rate, especially in countries destroyed in WWII, dramati-
cally exceeded its long run average (of about 2 % p.a.) and remained at the higher
level at least for a decade.
As it is well-known, Solow (1956) and Swan (1956) were the first to provide
neoclassical growth models of closed economies. This rather optimistic growth
models were better akin to the growth reality of the post-war period than the post-
Keynesian approaches. However, savings behavior in Solow’s and Swan’s macro-
economic growth models lacked intertemporal micro-foundations. In order to
address this drawback from the perspective of current mainstream growth theory
(Acemoglou 2009) our basic growth model of the world economy is based on
Diamond’s (1965) classic overlapping generations’ (OLG) version of neoclassical
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2. growth theory.1
This modeling framework enables us to study the relationship
between aggregate savings, private capital accumulation and GDP growth within
an intertemporal general equilibrium framework. After working through this chapter
the reader should be able to address the following questions:
• How can we explain private capital accumulation endogenously on the basis of
the rational behavior of all agents in a perfectly competitive market economy?
• Which factors determine the accumulation of capital (investment) and GPD
growth, and how do they evolve over time?
• Are there other economic variables determined by the dynamics of capital
accumulation?
• Is a world economy with a large savings rate better off than one with a smaller
savings rate?
This chapter is organized as follows. In the next section the set-up of the model
economy is presented. In Sect. 2.3, the macroeconomic production function and its
per capita version are described. The structure of the intertemporal equilibrium is
analyzed in Sect. 2.4. The fundamental equation of motion of the intertemporal
equilibrium is derived in Sect. 2.5. In Sect. 2.6, the “golden rule” of capital
accumulation to achieve maximal consumption per capita is dealt with. Section 2.7
summarizes and concludes.
2.2 The Set-Up of the Model Economy
There are two types of households (¼ generations) living in the model economy: old
households comprise the retired (related symbols are denoted by superscript “2”),
and young households represent the “active” labor force and their children (denoted
by superscript “1”). Each generation lives for two periods. Consequently, the young
generation born at the beginning of period t has to plan for two periods (t, t +1),
while the planning horizon of retired households consists of one (remaining) period
only. In each period, two generations overlap – hence the term Overlapping
Generations model (or OLG model). The typical length of one period is about
25–30 years. While members of the young households work to gain labor income,
members of the old generation simply enjoy their retirement.
For the sake of analytical simplicity, we assume a representative (young)
household characterized by a log-linear utility function. Moreover, members of
the young generation are assumed to be “workaholics”, i.e. they attach no value to
leisure. As a consequence, labor time supplied to production firms is completely
inelastic to variations in the real wage.2
1
Alternative intertemporal general equilibrium foundations are provided by Ramsey’s (1928)
infinitely-lived-agent approach which is not dealt with at all in this book.
2
We make these assumptions to keep the model as simple as possible. They can of course be
replaced by more realistic assumptions – e.g. that leisure does have a positive value to households
and, thus, labor supply depends on the real wage rate. As e.g. Lopez-Garcia (2008) shows the
endogeneity of the labor supply does not alter the main insights concerning growth and public debt.
30 2 Modeling the Growth of the World Economy: The Basic Overlapping. . .
3. The utility function of the young generation, born in period t, and at the
beginning of period t, is given by:
U1
t ¼ ln c1
t þ b ln c2
tþ1; 0 < b 1: (2.1)
In Eq. 2.1, c1
t refers to the per-capita consumption of the young household when
working, c2
tþ1 denotes the expected per-capita consumption when retired, and b
denotes the subjective time discount factor. The time discount factor is a measure of
the subjective time preference (consumption today is generally valued more than
consumption tomorrow), and specifies the extent to which consumption in the
retirement period is valued less than one unit of consumption in the working period.
The available technologies can be described by a macroeconomic production
function of the form Yt ¼ FðAt; KtÞ, where Yt denotes the gross national product
(GDP) in period t, At stands for the number of productivity-weighted (efficiency)
employees and Kt denotes the physical capital stock at the beginning of period t.
In the absence of technological progress, the actual number of employees is equal to
the productivity-weighted sum of employees. Labor-saving technological progress
implies that the same number of workers is producing an ever increasing amount of
products. Technological progress thus has the same impact as an increase in
workers employed – the number of efficiency workers increases (given a constant
number of physical employees). A common specification for the production func-
tion is that first introduced by Cobb and Douglas (1934):
Yt ¼ A1Àa
t Ka
t ; 0 < a < 1: (2.2)
The technological coefficients a and 1 À að Þ denote the production elasticity of
capital and of efficiency employees, respectively. These coefficients indicate the
respective percentage change in output when capital or labor is increased by 1 %.
0 d 1 denotes the depreciation rate of capital within one period. The capital
stock evolves according to the following accumulation equation:
Ktþ1 ¼ 1 À dð ÞKt þ It: (2.3)
The labor force Lt (number of young households in generation t) increases by
the constant factor GL
¼ 1 þ gL
> 0 . Hence, the parameter gL
represents the
(positive or negative) growth rate of the labor force. The accumulation equation
of the labor force has the following form: Ltþ1 ¼ GL
Lt.
We assume that the efficiency at of employees Nt rises by the constant rate gt
:
atþ1 ¼ ð1 þ gt
Þat ¼ Gt
at; a0 ¼ 1; (2.4)
At ¼ atNt: (2.5)
In accordance with the stylized facts of the first chapter, we adopt labor-saving,
but not capital-saving technological progress in the basic model.
2.2 The Set-Up of the Model Economy 31
4. We want to analyze economic developments of the world economy over time.
To do this, we have to make an assumption regarding the formation of expectations
of market participants with respect to the evolution of market variables.3
As in other
standard textbooks, we assume that all economic agents have perfect foresight with
respect to prices, wages and interest rates, i.e. they expect exactly those prices that
induce clearing of all markets in all future periods (i.e. deterministic rational
expectations). Expectation formation can be modeled in several ways. We may
use, for example, static expectations, adaptive expectations or non-perfect fore-
sight. Such variations, however, are only of relatively minor importance in the
growth literature. Under static expectations households presume that wages, inter-
est rates and prices in future periods are identical to those existing today. Adaptive
expectations mean that expected future prices depend not only on current prices, but
also on past price changes. Given non-perfect foresight, expectations regarding
prices in some future periods are realized, but after some future period expectations
then become “static”.
Walras’ law (see the mathematical appendix) implies that the goods market
clears – regardless of goods prices – when all other markets are in equilibrium.
Hence, goods prices can be set equal to 1 for all periods.
Pt ¼ 1; t ¼ 1; 2; . . . (2.6)
Finally, natural resources are available for free to producers and consumers (“free
gifts of nature”). This assumption implies a high elasticity of substitution between
capital and natural resources and the possibility of free disposal. If this (up to the
early 1970s quite realistic) assumption is dropped, the interactions between the
natural environment and production and consumption has to be modeled explicitly.
These interactions are the subject of environmental science and resource economics
and will not be discussed in this book (see e.g. Farmer and Bednar-Friedl 2010).
2.3 The Macroeconomic Production Function
and Its Per Capita Version
In the basic model of neoclassical growth theory, the technology of the representa-
tive firm is depicted by a linear-homogeneous production function with substitut-
able production factors. It specifies the maximum possible output of the aggregate
of all commodities produced in the world economy, Y, for each feasible factor
combination. Figure 2.1 illustrates the above mentioned Cobb-Douglas (CD) pro-
duction function graphically (for a ¼ 0:3). In general, homogeneous production
functions exhibit the following form:
3
A more thorough discussion of alternative expectation formation hypotheses in OLG models can
be found in De la Croix and Michel (2002, Chap. 1)
32 2 Modeling the Growth of the World Economy: The Basic Overlapping. . .
5. Yt ¼ FðatNt; KtÞ FðAt; KtÞ; where FðmAt; mKtÞ ¼ mYt; m 0: (2.7)
Homogeneity of degree r implies that if all production inputs are multiplied by
an arbitrary (positive) factor m, the function value changes by the amount m r
.
For linear-homogeneous functions the exponent r is equal to one, i.e. a doubling of
all inputs leads to a doubling of production output.
Replacing in Eq. 2.7 m by 1 At= attributes a new meaning to the production
function: it signifies the production per-efficiency employee (¼ per-efficiency
capita product ¼ efficiency-weighted average product).
It is evident from Eq. 2.8 that the per-efficiency capita product, yt, depends on
one variable only, namely the efficiency-weighted capital intensity. The production
function Eq. 2.8 is a function of only one variable. The notation used below
conforms to the following rule: variables expressing levels are stated using capital
letters, per-capita values (and per-efficiency capita values) are depicted using small
letters. E.g. kt ¼ Kt At= denotes the capital stock per-efficiency employee and is
called the (productivity-weighted) capital intensity.
Yt
At
yt ¼ F 1;
Kt
At
f
Kt
At
¼ f ðktÞ (2.8)
The property of substitutability implies that different input combinations can be
used to produce the same output. This is in contrast to post-Keynesian models,
where production input proportions are fixed (limitational). Under substitutability
however, the marginal products of capital and of efficiency-weighted labor can be
calculated. How is this done?
Fig. 2.1 Cobb-Douglas
production function
2.3 The Macroeconomic Production Function and Its Per Capita Version 33
6. The marginal products equal the first partial derivatives of the production
function FðAt; KtÞ or fðktÞ with respect to At and Kt , and with respect to kt ,
respectively. Thus, the marginal product of capital can be determined as follows:
@F
@Kt
¼
@ At f Kt At=ð Þ½ Š
@Kt
¼
df
dkt
0;
@2
F
@Kt@kt
¼
d2
f
dk2
t
0; since
@2
F
@K2
t
0: (2.9)
The derivative of the production function with respect to labor yields:
@F
@At
¼
@ At f Kt At=ð Þ½ Š
@At
¼ fðktÞ þ At
d f
d kt
ÀKt
Atð Þ2
#
¼ fðktÞ À kt
d f
d kt
; (2.10a)
and
@2
F
@At@kt
0; since
@2
F
@At@Kt
0: (2.10b)
The Eqs. 2.10a and 2.9 give the marginal products of labor and capital, i.e. the
additional output which is due to the input of an additional unit of capital or
efficiency-weighted labor. It is striking that for linear-homogeneous production
functions both the average and the marginal products are functions of a single
variable, namely the capital-labor ratio. As long as this ratio does not change, the
per-efficiency capita product and the marginal products do not change.
tan a ¼
@F
@K1
¼
df
dk1
f0
ðk1Þ; tan b ¼
fðk1Þ
k1
¼
Y1 A1=
K1 A1=
¼
1
v1
where v1 ¼
K1
Y1
(2.11)
Figure 2.2 shows that if the capital intensity is equal to k1, the per-efficient capita
product amounts tof k1ð Þ. Moreover, the tangent of the angle a gives the slope of the
Fig. 2.2 Cobb-Douglas per-
capita production function
34 2 Modeling the Growth of the World Economy: The Basic Overlapping. . .
7. production function at this point, i.e. the marginal product of capital in k1 .
The tangent of the angle b denotes the (average) productivity of capital. It gives
the amount of output per unit of capital and is the reciprocal of the (average) capital
coefficient, which indicates the amount of capital required to produce one unit of
output.
2.4 Structure of the Intertemporal Equilibrium
After having presented the basic characteristics of the growth model, we are now
able to return to the main question of this chapter: How can we determine the key
variables of the model described above, while accounting for all market interactions
of economically rational (self-interested) households and firms?
The answer to this question is provided in two steps: First, we use mathematical
programming (i.e. constrained optimization) to solve the rational choice problems
of households and firms (see the Appendix to this chapter for an introduction to
classical optimization). Second, to ensure consistency among the individual opti-
mization solutions, the market clearing conditions in each period need to be
invoked. To start with, the rational choice problem of younger households is
described first.
2.4.1 Intertemporal Utility Maximization of Younger Households
In line with Diamond (1965) we assume that younger households are not concerned
about the welfare of their offspring, i.e. in intergenerational terms, they act egoistic.
In other words: they do not leave bequests. Thus, consumption and savings choices
in their working period and consumption in their retirement period are made with a
view towards maximizing their own lifetime utility. Thus, for all t, the decision
problem of households entering the economy in period t reads as follows:
Max U1
t ¼ ln c1
t þ b ln c2
tþ1; (2.12)
subject to:
c1
t þ st ¼ wt; (2.13)
c2
tþ1 ¼ ð1 þ itþ1Þst where 1 þ itþ1 qtþ1 þ 1 À d: (2.14)
The first constraint Eq. 2.13 ensures that per-capita consumption plus per-capita
savings of young households equals their income (the wage rate per employee) and
based on the second constraint Eq. 2.14 retirement consumption is restricted by the
sum of savings made in the working period and interest earned on savings. Active
households save by acquiring capital, and the real interest rate is equivalent to
2.4 Structure of the Intertemporal Equilibrium 35
8. the rental price of capital minus depreciation. Since the no-arbitrage condition
itþ1 ¼ qtþ1 À d holds, the real interest rate (¼ rate of return on savings) has to be
equal to the rental price of capital minus depreciation (¼ return on investment in
physical capital). Obviously, if the real interest rate were smaller (larger) than the
capital rental price minus the depreciation rate, then households would just invest in
real capital (savings deposits). The relative prices of assets then would change
quickly such that respective rates of return once again equate and the no-arbitrage
condition is satisfied.
Equations 2.13 and 2.14 can be combined to obtain Eq. 2.15 by calculating st
from Eq. 2.14 and substituting st in Eq. 2.13.4
This then leaves Eq. 2.15 as the only
constraint in the household’s utility maximization problem. This is known as the
intertemporal budget constraint (i.e. all current and present values of future
expenses equal all current and present values of future revenues).
c1
t þ
c2
tþ1
1 þ itþ1
¼ wt (2.15)
The left-hand side of Eq. 2.15 gives the present value of all spending in the two
periods of life; the right-hand side the (present value of) total income. If the
objective function Eq. 2.12 is maximized subject to the intertemporal budget
constraint Eq. 2.15, we obtain the first-order conditions (¼ FOCs) Eqs. 2.16 and
2.17 for household utility maximization.
À
dc2
tþ1
dc1
t
@ U1
t @ c1
t
@U1
t @ c2
tþ1
¼
c2
tþ1
bc1
t
¼ 1 þ itþ1 (2.16)
In the household’s optimum, the intertemporal marginal rate of substitution
ðÀdc2
tþ1 dc1
t
Þ equals the interest factor.
À
dc2
tþ1
dc1
t
À 1 ¼ itþ1 (2.17)
Equation 2.17 states that at the optimum the marginal rate of time preference
(time-preference rate) is equivalent to tomorrow’s real interest rate. What is the
rationale behind this result? The left-hand side of Eq. 2.17, the marginal rate of time
preference, indicates how much more than one retirement consumption unit the
4
Here we have to assume that utility maximizing savings per capita are strictly larger than zero.
However, this is true since optimal retirement consumption is certainly larger than zero otherwise
the marginal utility of retirement consumption would be infinitely large while the price of an
additional consumption unit would be finite. This cannot be utility maximizing and thus the
optimal retirement consumption must be strictly larger than zero implying, from Eq. 2.14, strictly
positive savings.
36 2 Modeling the Growth of the World Economy: The Basic Overlapping. . .
9. younger household demands for foregoing one working-period consumption unit.
On the right-hand side, the real interest rate indicates how much more than one unit
the household gets in its retirement period, if it forgoes one unit of consumption in
its active period (i.e. if the household saves). Utility maximization implies that the
left-hand side in Eq. 2.17 equals the right-hand side.
However, if the right-hand side were larger than the left-hand side, then the
household would receive a higher compensation for foregoing current consumption
than it demands. The household would then use these surplus earnings to increase
its utility. A situation in which the left-hand side of Eq. 2.17 is smaller than the
right-hand side can, therefore, never be a utility maximizing situation. The same is
true if the left-hand side of Eq. 2.17 is larger than the right-hand side. Maximum
utility is thus achieved only if Eq. 2.17 is satisfied.
The optimization condition Eq. 2.16 and the intertemporal budget constraint
Eq. 2.15 are sufficient to determine the entire optimal consumption plan of a
young household. Figure 2.3 illustrates the decision problem and the optimal
consumption plan of the young household. Consumption when young is plotted on
the horizontal axis (the abscissa), and the retirement consumption of a young
household, which enters the economy in period t, is plotted on the vertical axis
(the ordinate). The negatively sloped straight line represents the intertemporal
budget constraint. This can be obtained algebraically by solving Eq. 2.15 for c2
tþ1:
c2
tþ1 ¼ ð1 þ itþ1Þwt À ð1 þ itþ1Þ c1
t .
Ifc1
t ¼ 0, we get an intercept of the budget constraint (on the ordinate) ofwtð1 þ itþ1Þ,
and if c2
tþ1 ¼ 0, the intercept (on the abscissa) is wt. The negative slope of the budget
constraint equals tan g ¼ 1 þ itþ1. The distance between the intersection of the budget
constraint with the abscissa and the utility maximizing consumption point gives the
optimal savings st of young households.
The three hyperbolas in Fig. 2.3 represent intertemporal indifference curves.
Along such curves the lifetime utility U1
t of generation t is constant. Analytically,
these indifference curves are obtained by solving the intertemporal utility function
Fig. 2.3 Graphical illustration of the utility maximizing consumption plan
2.4 Structure of the Intertemporal Equilibrium 37
10. for fixed levels of utility. The further away an indifference curve is from the origin,
the higher is lifetime utility. Accordingly, the consumption plan indicated by point
A is associated with a higher utility level than consumption plan B, which is also
affordable. The negative slope of the intertemporal indifference curve is a conse-
quence of the intertemporal marginal rate of substitution Eq. 2.16. This rate can be
analytically derived by totally differentiating the utility function and setting the
total differential equal to zero (because the utility level is constant along each
indifferent curve).
d U1
t ¼
@ U1
t
@ c1
t
d c1
t þ
@ U1
t
@ c2
tþ1
d c2
tþ1 ¼ 0 ¼
1
c1
t
d c1
t þ
b
c2
tþ1
d c2
tþ1 (2.18)
À
d c2
tþ1
d c1
t
¼
@ U1
t @ c1
t
@ U1
t @ c2
tþ1
¼
c2
tþ1
bc1
t
(2.19)
Since the intertemporal marginal rate of substitution in Fig. 2.3 corresponds to
the negative slope of the intertemporal indifference curve and the interest factor is
given by the negative slope of the budget line, the slopes of the intertemporal
indifference curve and of the intertemporal budget constraint have to be identical at
the optimum – i.e. the intertemporal budget constraint and the indifference curve
are at a point of tangency. Point A in Fig. 2.3 represents the tangency point, while
point B is a cutting point. Although both consumption plans, A and B, are afford-
able, the indifference curve associated with the consumption plan A is at a higher
utility level. Consumption plan C, which belongs to an even higher indifference
curve, is not affordable. Therefore, A gives the optimal consumption plan, i.e. a
consumption plan which lies on the indifference curve which is farthest from the
origin but still affordable.
By solving Eq. 2.16 for c2
tþ1 ð1 þ itþ1Þ= ð¼ bc1
t Þ and inserting the result into the
intertemporal budget constraint Eq. 2.15 we obtain: c1
t þ bc1
t ¼ wt . Rearranging
yields immediately the optimal (utility maximizing) working-period consumption:
c1
t ¼
wt
1 þ b
; t ¼ 1; :::: (2.20)
Inserting Eq. 2.20 into Eq. 2.13 and solving for st yields utility-maximizing
savings per capita:
s1
t ¼
b
1 þ b
wt; t ¼ 1; :::: (2.21)
Inserting Eq. 2.20 into Eq. 2.16 and solving for c2
tþ1 results in the following:
c2
tþ1 ¼
bð1 þ itþ1Þ
1 þ b
wt; t ¼ 1; :::: (2.22)
38 2 Modeling the Growth of the World Economy: The Basic Overlapping. . .
11. Equation 2.20 reveals that current (optimal) consumption depends only on the
real wage rate and not on the real interest rate.5
Equation 2.21 illustrates that the
portion of wages not consumed is saved completely. This results from the fact that
the public sector is ignored and thus households pay no taxes. Moreover, since
current-period consumption is independent of the real interest rate, this is also true
for optimal savings. Finally, the amount saved when young (plus interest earned)
can be consumed when old Eq. 2.22. As mentioned above savings of retired
households (i.e. bequests) are excluded. However, even with the introduction of a
bequest motive for old households the following characteristics are still valid.
2.4.2 Old Households
In period 1 the number of retired households equals the number of young
households in the previous period, i.e. L0. Their total consumption in period 1 is
identical to their total amount of assets (in real terms) in period 1.
L0c2
1 ¼ q1K1 þ ð1 À dÞK1 ¼ ð1 þ i1ÞK1 (2.23)
These assets include the rental income on capital acquired in the past, plus the
market value of the capital stock (after depreciation). Equation 2.23 assumes that
the no-arbitrage condition (2.14) applies.
2.4.3 A-Temporal Profit Maximization of Producers
Besides households, the producers of the aggregate commodity also strive to
maximize profits in every period t. By assumption, markets are perfectly competi-
tive. To maximize profits, firms have to decide on the number of employees (labor
demand,Nt) and on the use of capital services (demand for capital services,Kd
t ). The
profits, expressed in units of output, are defined as the difference between produc-
tion output and real factor costs: pt ¼ FðatNt; Kd
t Þ À wtNt À qtKd
t . In the case of a
CD production function, the profit function can be written as pt ¼ ðatNtÞ1Àa
ðKd
t Þ
a
ÀwtNt À qtKd
t . To determine the profit-maximizing input levels, we set the first
partial derivatives of the profit function with respect to Nt and Kd
t equal to zero:
@pt
@Nt
¼
@F At; Kd
t
À Á
@At
@At
@Nt
À wt ¼ 0; (2.24)
@pt
@Kd
t
¼
@F At; Kd
t
À Á
@Kd
t
À qt ¼ 0: (2.25)
5
Due to the log-linear intertemporal utility function the substitution effect and the income effect of
a change in the real interest rate cancel out.
2.4 Structure of the Intertemporal Equilibrium 39
12. The first-order condition (2.24) tells us that in each period t firms demand
additional workers as long as the physical marginal product is equal to the real
(measured in units of output) wage rate. Equation 2.24 is equivalent to:
ð1 À aÞðkd
t Þ
a
at ¼ wt: (2.24a)
In the same manner, one arrives at the decision rule for optimal capital input.
Firms have to adjust the capital stock such that the marginal product of capital
(yield on capital) in each period t is equivalent to the real capital costs. In the case of
a CD production function, Eq. 2.25a holds.
aðkd
t Þ
aÀ1
¼ qt (2.25a)
With exogenously given technological progress, the number of efficiency
employees At is a direct consequence of the producer demand for labor.
At ¼ atNt (2.26)
Aggregate production output is determined by the profit maximizing levels of
the capital stock and the number of efficiency employees.
Yt ¼ FðAt; Kd
t Þ ¼ A1Àa
t ðKd
t Þ
a
(2.27)
Finally, linear-homogeneity implies that the aggregate output is distributed across
all production factors. Every factor of production is thus paid according to its
marginal productivity. Thus, the sum of factor payments corresponds exactly to the
production output and there are no surplus profits. Applying Euler’s theorem to the
aggregate production function Eq. 2.27 implies: Yt ¼ ð@Yt @Nt= ÞNt þ ð@Yt @Kd
t
ÞKd
t .
Since through Eqs. 2.24 and 2.25 ð@Yt @Nt= Þ ¼ wt and ð@Yt @Kd
t
Þ ¼ qt, we obtain:
Yt ¼ wtNt þ qtKd
t : (2.28)
2.4.4 Market Equilibrium in All Periods
The second step in delineating the structure of the intertemporal equilibrium is to
specify the market clearing conditions. In a perfectly competitive market economy
no authority or central administration matches or coordinates individual decisions.
The coordination of individual decisions results from changes in market prices
such that the supply and demand for each good is equal in all markets (market
clearing conditions).
40 2 Modeling the Growth of the World Economy: The Basic Overlapping. . .
13. In the basic OLG model there are three markets: the capital market, the labor
market and the commodity market. The clearing of these three markets demands:
Kd
t ¼ Kt; 8t; (2.29)
Nt ¼ Lt; 8t; (2.30)
Yt ¼ Ltc1
t þ LtÀ1c2
t þ Ktþ1 À 1 À dð ÞKt; 8t: (2.31)
Due to Walras’ law the sum of nominal (measured in terms of their prices)
excess demands (¼ demand minus supply) on all three markets is equal to zero for
all feasible prices. Consequently, if two of the three markets are in equilibrium, the
third market must also be in balance. Walras’ law is derived for our basic OLG
growth model in the mathematical appendix to this chapter.
A pivotal equation for the dynamics of the intertemporal equilibrium is implicitly
included in the system of equilibrium conditions (2.29, 2.30 and 2.31). This equation
becomes immediately apparent when one considers the equilibrium conditions for
period t ¼ 1. Equating the left-hand side of Eq. 2.31 and Eq. 2.28 and substituting
the budget constraints for both the aggregate consumption of young households
(Eq. 2.13 multiplied by L1 on both sides) and for old households Eq. 2.23 into the
right-hand side of Eq. 2.31 yields:
w1N1 þ q1K1 ¼ w1L1 À L1s1
1 þ ð1 þ i1ÞK1 þ K2 À 1 À dð ÞK1: (2.32)
Since 1 þ i1 ¼ q1 þ ð1 À dÞ and Eqs. 2.29 and 2.30 also apply for t ¼ 1, this
equation reduces to K2 ¼ L1s1. This can be generalized to:
Ktþ1 ¼ Ltst; t ! 2: (2.33)
In an intertemporal market equilibrium, the optimal aggregate savings of all
young households in period t correspond exactly to the optimal aggregate capital
stock int þ 1. This result becomes immediately apparent when we keep in mind that
we have excluded a bequest motive in the basic model. Therefore, in order to
consume, old households sell all their assets to the young households of the next
generation. The young households save by buying the entire old capital stock plus
investing in new capital goods (¼ gross investment).
2.5 The Fundamental Equation of Motion of the Intertemporal
Equilibrium
The next step is to study how the economy evolves over time when in each period
households maximize their utility, firms maximize profits, and all markets clear.
In order to derive the fundamental equation of motion of the intertemporal equilibrium
2.5 The Fundamental Equation of Motion of the Intertemporal Equilibrium 41
14. we focus on the accumulation of aggregate capital and on the dynamics of the
efficiency-weighted capital intensity (capital-labor ratio). To this end, Eq. 2.33 is
divided by atLt ¼ atNt ¼ At, to obtain:
Ktþ1
At
¼
st
at
: (2.34)
If the left-hand side is multiplied by Atþ1=Atþ1 ¼ 1, we arrive at:
Ktþ1
Atþ1
Atþ1
At
¼ ktþ1
Atþ1
At
¼
st
at
: (2.34a)
Equation 2.34a involves the growth factor of efficiency-weighted labor Atþ1 At=
which is equal to the (exogenous) growth factor of labor efficiency times the
population growth factor. The latter is called the natural growth factor, and it is
denoted by Gn
. When growth rates are not too large it can be approximated by one
plus the natural growth rate gn
:
Atþ1
At
¼
atþ1Ltþ1
atLt
¼ Gt
GL
Gn
% 1 þ gn
: (2.35)
Taking Eq. 2.35 into account, we find that Eq. 2.34 is equivalent to:
ktþ1 ¼
st
Gnat
: (2.36)
By inserting Eq. 2.24a into Eq. 2.21, we obtain optimal savings per efficiency
capita in period t as a function of the capital intensity in the same period:
st
at
¼
bð1 À aÞka
t
1 þ b
: (2.37)
Fig. 2.4 The fundamental
equation of motion of the
basic model
42 2 Modeling the Growth of the World Economy: The Basic Overlapping. . .
15. Finally, by inserting Eq. 2.37 into Eq. 2.36 we arrive at the following dynamic
equation for kt:
ktþ1Gn
¼
bð1 À aÞka
t
1 þ b
: (2.38)
By introducing the aggregate savings rate s bð1 À aÞ 1 þ bð Þ= we obtain the
fundamental equation of motion for our basic OLG growth model:
ktþ1 ¼
s
Gn
ka
t ; for t ! 1 and k1 ¼
K1
a1L1
: (2.39)
Mathematically, the fundamental equation of motion (2.39) is a nonlinear
difference equation in kt (capital per efficiency capita) and determines for each
(productivity-weighted) capital intensity kt the equilibrium (productivity-weighted)
capital intensity in the next period ktþ1. If the capital intensity of the initial period
t ¼ 1 is known, the fundamental equation of motion describes the evolution of kt for
all future periods (see Fig. 2.4).
Additionally, the fundamental equation of motion allows us to deduce what
determines the absolute change of the capital intensity. Equation 2.39 is equivalent to:
ktþ1 À kt ¼ ðGn
ÞÀ1
ðska
t À Gn
ktÞ: (2.40)
Obviously, the capital intensity remains constant if savings per efficiency capita,
ska
t , are just sufficient to support the additional capital needed for natural growth,
Gn
kt. This additional capital requirement arises since the accrued and more efficient
workers must be equipped with the same capital per efficiency capita as those
already employed. If per efficiency capita savings (¼ per efficiency capita invest-
ment) exceed (fall short of) this intensity-sustaining capital requirement, the capital
intensity of the next period increases (decreases). Thus, there are two types of
investments (¼ savings): those that are necessary to sustain the current capital
intensity and those that increase the current capital intensity. The former are called
“capital-widening” investments (savings), the latter “capital-deepening”
investments (Mu¨ller and Stroebele 1985, 37).
A competitive intertemporal equilibrium is completely determined by the above
mentioned equilibrium sequence of capital intensities over time. For example, the
marginal productivity conditions (2.24a) and (2.25a) immediately determine the
period-specific real wage rates and capital rental prices.
wt ¼ atð1 À aÞka
t ; t ¼ 1; . . . (2.41)
qt ¼ a kaÀ1
t ; t ¼ 1; . . . (2.42)
2.5 The Fundamental Equation of Motion of the Intertemporal Equilibrium 43
16. The optimal consumption levels for young and old households and the optimal
savings can be deduced from the Eqs. 2.20, 2.21 and 2.22. Finally, the aggregate
output per efficiency capita is a direct result of the production function Eq. 2.8:
yt ¼ f ktð Þ ¼ ka
t : (2.43)
2.6 Maximal Consumption and the “Golden Rule”
of Capital Accumulation
Before closing this chapter it is interesting to explore whether a world economy
with a higher savings rate (¼ higher capital intensity) is always better off than one
with a lower savings rate (¼ lower capital intensity). We begin with the following
aggregate accumulation equation:
Ktþ1 À Kt ¼ FðKt; AtÞ À Ct À dKt; (2.44)
where the depreciation rate is not necessarily equal to one. If we divide both sides
by At, to arrive at per efficiency capita values, we obtain:
ktþ1Gn
À kt ¼ f ktð Þ À ct À dkt: (2.45)
Variable ct (with no generation index) denotes total consumption per efficiency
employee. Suppose again time-stationary capital intensities, i.e. ktþ1 ¼ kt ¼ k .
Equation 2.45 can then be solved for c:
c ¼ fðkÞ À gn
þ dð Þk: (2.46)
Fig. 2.5 Consumption and
savings in the basic OLG
model
44 2 Modeling the Growth of the World Economy: The Basic Overlapping. . .
17. Consumption per efficiency capita is maximized when the savings ratio is
such that ðdc=dkÞðdk=dsÞ ¼ 0 holds. This is equivalent to:
dc
d s
¼
d fðkÞ
@ k
À gn
þ dð Þ
!
dk
d s
¼ 0: (2.47)
It is obvious from Eq. 2.47 that c is maximized only if f0
ðkÞ ¼ gn
þ dð Þ. In the
case of a CD production economy the so-called “golden rule” capital intensity kÃ
is
equal to:
kÃ
¼
gn
þ d
a
!1 ðaÀ1Þ=
: (2.48)
If, in addition, d ¼ 1 and Eq. 2.39 is taken into account, then the golden rule
capital intensity demands s ¼ a, i.e. a savings rate of about 30 % when a ¼ 0:3 is
assumed.6
Figure 2.5 illustrates consumption and savings in the basic model under the
assumption of d ¼ 1 . In such a case consumption per efficiency capita is equal to
c ¼ fðkÞ À Gn
k ¼ ks
À ska
.
As shown in the figure, consumption is exactly equal to the difference between
output per efficiency capita, fðkÞ, and intensity-sustaining savings Gn
kð¼ ska
Þ.
However, as the consumption level cÃ
associated with capital intensity kÃ
shows,
steady-state (ktþ1 ¼ kt ¼ k) intensity k does not maximize consumption per effi-
ciency capita. In order to obtain maximum consumption cÃ
the savings rate must be
Fig. 2.6 Golden rule savings
and consumption
6
Empirical values for the other model parameters can be found in Auerbach and Kotlikoff (1998,
Chaps. 2 and 3).
2.6 Maximal Consumption and the “Golden Rule” of Capital Accumulation 45
18. changed. Hence, we need to search for a savings rate where consumption per
efficient capita is maximized. From a purely static perspective, consumption
decreases with an increase in the savings rate. But a higher savings rate s also
leads to a higher capital stock in the future and therefore to a greater production
capacity and higher potential consumption.
In an intertemporal context we have to weigh short-term consumption losses due
to a higher savings rate against the increase in the future capital stock which allows
for higher consumption tomorrow. The savings rate which permanently allows for
maximum consumption per efficiency capita implies, according to Phelps (1966),
the “golden rule” of capital accumulation. This term is borrowed from the “golden
rule” of New Testament ethics: “So whatever you wish that men would do to you,
do so to them” (Matthew 7, 12). Economically speaking, the “golden rule” con-
sumption level is not only available to currently living generations, but also to all
future generations. Graphically, the “golden rule” capital intensity can be found, by
maximizing the distance between fðkÞ and Gn
k (¼ ska
). Figure 2.6 shows the
“golden rule” savings rate and “golden rule” capital intensity leading to long-run
maximum consumption.
2.7 Summary and Conclusion
In this chapter the basic OLG growth model of the closed world economy À a log-
linear CD version of Diamond’s (1965) neoclassical growth model À was
introduced and its intertemporal equilibrium dynamics were derived. In contrast
to post-Keynesian growth theory our basic OLG growth model rests on solid
intertemporal general equilibrium foundations comprising constrained optimization
of agents and the clearing of all markets in each model period. Regarding produc-
tion technology, the linear-homogeneity of the production function and the substi-
tutability of production factors were emphasized. This is in line with neoclassical
growth theory. Factor substitutability enables profit-maximizing firms to adapt their
capital intensities (capital-labor ratios) to the prevailing relative wage rate.
Another key feature of the basic growth model is the endogeneity of per capita
savings. Young households choose savings in order to maximize their life-time
utility. In doing so, they also choose optimal (i.e. utility maximizing) consumption
when young, and optimal consumption when old. As in the Solow-Swan neoclassi-
cal growth model the savings rate is constant, and can be traced back to the time
discount factor of younger households. The old households consume their entire
wealth (bequests are excluded by definition).
All market participants (young households, old households and producers)
interact in competitive markets for capital and labor services and for the produced
commodity. Supply and demand in each market are balanced by the perfectly
flexible real wage and real interest rate. The first-order conditions (FOCs) for
intertemporal utility maxima and period-specific profit maxima in conjunction
with market clearing conditions yield the fundamental equation of motion for our
46 2 Modeling the Growth of the World Economy: The Basic Overlapping. . .
19. basic OLG model of capital accumulation together with the equilibrium dynamics
of the efficiency weighted capital intensity. The fundamental equation of motion
also allows for the determination of the real wage rate and the real interest rate on
the intertemporal equilibrium path.
Finally, we sought for the savings rate and associated capital intensity that
maximizes permanent consumption per-efficiency capita. It turns out that higher
savings rates are not in general better than lower savings rates. The golden rule for
achieving maximum consumption per efficiency capita demands a capital intensity
at which the marginal product of capital corresponds exactly to the rate of natural
growth plus depreciation rate. If we assume a depreciation rate of one, the savings
rate, leading to the “golden rule” capital intensity, must be equal to the production
elasticity of capital.
2.8 Exercises
2.8.1. Explain the set-up of the basic OLG model and provide empirically relevant
values for basic model parameters such as b; Gn
and a. Why is a independent of the
length of the model period while b and Gn
are not?
2.8.2. Use the CD function Eq. 2.2 to show that the marginal product of capital is
always smaller than the average product of capital.
2.8.3. Explain in terms of the marginal rate of substitution and the negative slope
of the intertemporal budget constraint why point B in Fig. 2.3 is not utility
maximizing.
2.8.4. Show that under the CD production function Eq. 2.2 maximum profits are
zero. Which property of general neoclassical production functions implies zero
profits?
2.8.5. Why must the younger households finance next-period capital stock even
when capital does not depreciate completely during one period?
2.8.6. Verify the derivation of the intertemporal equilibrium dynamics Eq. 2.39
and explain why not the whole savings per efficiency capita cannot be used for
capital deepening?
2.8.7. Explain the meaning of the golden rule of capital accumulation and provide
a sufficient condition with respect to capital production share such that the savings
rate is irrelevant for golden rule capital intensity. (Hint: See Galor and Ryder, 1991)
2.8 Exercises 47
20. Appendix
Constrained Optimization
All agents in this chapter aim at optimizing their decisions to reach their goals in the
best possible way. However, they are all confronted with various restrictions
(constraints) – in some cases they are of a natural or technological nature, in
other cases choices are limited due to available income. How can one find the
optimum decision in the face of such constraints? The method of mathematical
(classical) programming provides a solution. In order to formalize the decision
problem we first need to define the following: What are the objectives of the
different actors? Which variables are to be included in agent decision making?
Which restrictions do they face?
The objectives of the agents can be formalized by use of the objective function, Z.
This function assigns a real number to every decision (consisting of a list of n
decision variables) made by an agent.
Z : n
! 1
(2.49)
We introduced two objective functions in the main text of this chapter: one for
households whose goal is to act in such a way that their preferences, represented by
a utility function, are met best, and one for firms that try to maximize their profit
function.
Concerning the second and third question we know that households can determine
consumption quantities and the distribution of consumption over time. We also know
that producers can determine the demand for labor as well as for capital. These
variables are referred to as decision (choice) variables or instrumental variables. The
quantities households can consume depend, among other things, on their income.
The production cost of a specific quantity of a good depends, among other things, on
the technology used in the production process. Such restrictions are represented in
the form of constraints.
Mathematically speaking,the decisionproblemistofindvalues for the instrumental
variables which maximize the value of the objective function (profit, utility) or
minimize it (cost), subject to all constraints. Formally, the optimization problem can
be written as one of the following three programs:
Max ZðxÞ s:t:: gðxÞ ¼ b; classical optimizationð Þ (2.50a)
Max ZðxÞ s:t:: gðxÞ b; x ! 0; non À linear optimizationð Þ (2.50b)
Max ZðxÞ ¼ c x s:t:: A x b; x ! 0: linear optimizationð Þ (2.50c)
48 2 Modeling the Growth of the World Economy: The Basic Overlapping. . .
21. The objective function Z is a function of n variables, i.e. x is a vector of
dimension n (n decision variables). The function gðxÞ denotes m constraints; b is
a column vector of dimension m.
We now turn to classical optimization and try to find a rule which allows us to
unveil the optimal decision making of agents. An example of the household
objective function UðxÞ is given by Eq. 2.12; the (only) constraint gðxÞ by Eq. 2.15.
Max Ut c1
t ; c2
tþ1
À Á
¼ ln c1
t þ b ln c2
tþ1 (2.51a)
subject to (s.t.):
c1
t þ
c2
tþ1
1 þ itþ1
¼ wt (2.51b)
The two instrumental variables in this optimization problem are c1
t and c2
tþ1, and
are the (only) variables households can determine. Due to the constraint, future
consumption can (under certain conditions) be written as a function of current
consumption.
c2
tþ1 ¼ ð1 þ itþ1Þðwt À c1
t Þ (2.52a)
Or, more generally:
c2
tþ1 ¼ hðc1
t Þ; (2.52b)
dh
dc1
t
¼ À
@g=@c1
t
@g=@c2
tþ1
: (2.52c)
The objective function can also be formulated as a function ~Lof a single decision
variable:
~L ¼ ln c1
t þ b ln ½ð1 þ itþ1Þðwt À c1
t ÞŠ : (2.53a)
Or, more generally:
~L ¼ ~L ðc1
t ; hðc1
t ÞÞ: (2.53b)
This intermediate step simplifies the search for a value c of the decision variable
c1
t that maximizes the objective function ~L (utility) in our decision problem.
Obviously, at a maximum, the following condition has to hold:
~L ðcÞ ! ~L ðc þ DcÞ: (2.54)
Appendix 49
22. If we make use of Taylor’s theorem, we can find the maximum of the (modified)
objective function Eq. 2.53b. The first-order condition (FOC) of the problem is:
d ~L
dc1
t
¼ 0 ¼
@U
@c1
t
þ
@U
@h
dh
d c1
t
: (2.55)
On taking account of Eq. 2.52b, then Eq. 2.55 is equivalent to:
d ~L
dc1
t
¼ 0 ¼
@U
@c1
t
þ
@U
@h
À
@g=@c1
t
@g=@c2
tþ1
!
¼
@U
@c1
t
þ À
@U=@h
@g=@c2
tþ1
!
@g
@c1
t
: (2.56)
We denote the expression in brackets on the right-hand side by l, so that the
maximization problem (2.56) can be written more simply as:
d ~L
dc1
t
¼ 0 ¼
@U
@c1
t
þ l
@g
@c1
t
: (2.57)
This is the solution to the household’s decision problem. However, a simpler
route is provided by a function that leads us directly to condition (2.57). This is:
Lðc1
t ; c2
tþ1; lÞ ¼ Uðc1
t ; c2
tþ1Þ þ lðw À gðc1
t ; c2
tþ1ÞÞ: (2.58)
This function is called the Lagrangian function and the variable l the Lagrangian
multiplier. After calculating the first derivative with respect to the two instrumental
variables, the first-order (necessary) conditions for the solution of the optimization
problem follows. Thus, differentiating Eq. 2.58 with respect to l results directly in
the constraint. The Lagrangian function of young households has the following
form:
Lðc1
t ; c2
tþ1; lÞ ¼ ln c1
t þ b ln c2
tþ1 þ l w À c1
t À
c2
tþ1
1 þ itþ1
!
: (2.59)
The first-order conditions (FOCs) are:
@L
@c1
t
¼
1
c1
t
À l ¼ 0; (2.60a)
@L
@c2
tþ1
¼ b
1
c2
tþ1
À
1
1 þ itþ1
l ¼ 0; (2.60b)
@L
@l
¼ wt À c1
t À
c2
tþ1
1 þ itþ1
¼ 0: (2.60c)
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23. If we solve condition (2.60a) for variable l and substitute the solution into
Eq. 2.60b then, assuming the constraint Eq. 2.60c is also taken into account, we
can determine the optimal consumption in period t Eq. 2.20, the optimal consump-
tion in period t þ 1 Eq. 2.22 and the optimal savings per capita Eq. 2.21.
To ensure that Eqs. 2.20, 2.21 and 2.22 constitute a maximum (and not a
minimum), we have to check the second-order conditions:
@2
L
@ c1
t
À Á2
¼ À
1
c1
t
À Á2
0; (2.61a)
@2
L
@ c2
tþ1
À Á2
¼ Àb
1
c2
tþ1
À Á2
0: (2.62b)
Both conditions are negative, satisfying the second-order conditions for a strict
(local) maximum.
One last and very important question remains: What is the meaning of the
Lagrange multiplier in this optimization problem?
The Lagrange multiplier reflects the sensitivity of the value of the objective
function with respect to a marginal change in the constants b (cf. Eq. 2.50a) of the
constraints. In the optimization problem of young households the Lagrange multi-
plier is equal to:
lt ¼
@Ut
@ wt
: (2.63)
It indicates the amount by which the optimum value of the utility function
increases when disposable income rises by one unit.
Walras’ Law
Finally, we want to show that our basic growth model satisfies Walras’ law. We
therefore note the budget constraints of all economic agents for any period t and
express all values in monetary units (and not in terms of output units as is done in
the main text). In addition, we multiply all per-capita values by the number of
corresponding number of individuals. Moreover, we indicate what savings of young
households are used for, i.e. to buy investment goods and old capital at the
reproduction price Pt. Thus, we have:
LtstPt ¼ PtIt þ Ptð1 À dÞKt: (2.64)
This equality implies that the budget constraint of young households can be
rewritten as follows:
Appendix 51
24. PtLtc1
t þ PtIt þ Ptð1 À dÞKt ¼ WtLt; (2.65)
while the aggregate budget constraint of old households reads as follows:
PtLtÀ1c2
t ¼ QtKt þ Ptð1 À dÞKt: (2.66)
The linear-homogeneity of the production function implies that at a maximum
profits are zero:
Pt ¼ 0 ¼ PtYt À WtNt À QtKd
t : (2.67)
Adding the left-hand sides and the right-hand sides of Eqs. 2.65 and 2.66 yields:
Pt Ltc1
t þ LtÀ1c2
t
 Ã
¼ WtLt þ QtKd
t À PtIt: (2.68)
Clearing of the labor and capital market (Nt ¼ Lt and Kd
t ¼ Kt) implies:
Pt Ltc1
t þ LtÀ1c2
t
 Ã
þ PtIt ¼ WtNt þ QtKt ¼ PtYt: (2.69)
Since It ¼ Ktþ1 À ð1 À dÞKt holds, Eq. 2.69 becomes:
Pt Ltc1
t þ LtÀ1c2
t þ Ktþ1 À ð1 À dÞKt À Yt
 Ã
¼ 0: (2.70)
Since Pt 0, the sum of the terms in square brackets in Eq. 2.70 must be zero.
Thus, we have shown that the product market clears once the labor and the
capital markets clear. Equation 2.31 is thus an identity, not a constraint. Thus, we
cannot determine the price level in this economy; it has therefore to be set exoge-
nously (e.g. – and as we have assumed here – it can be set equal to one).
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