Overlapping Generations
Methods, Models and Morphology
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The 800 pound gorilla in the room of macroeconomics is the question of why the overlapping generations model didn’t become the central workhorse model for macroeconomics. Introduced in 1958 by Paul Samuelson, the model postulates an infinite number of finite-lived families. This is in stark contrast to the more dominant neoclassical growth model, which is based on the assumption that real economies are populated by a finite number of dynastic families. Despite the greater realism of the former model and the inherent implausibility of the assumptions underlying the growth model, the growth model has become dominant. The authors here explore the co-evolution of the two models to shed light on why this happened, spanning the entire post-WWII era.
Introduction. Introduction
- Chapter 1. Origins of the Workhorse Models
- Chapter 2. OLG – The Next Generations, 1960-1970
- Chapter 3. Expectations and the Neutrality of Money c. 1972: From OLG to SOLG
- Chapter 4. Infinite Lived Agents: Dynasty, 1970-1980
- Chapter 5. OLG and Money, 1970-1980
- Chapter 6. OLG and Theory, 1970-1980
- Chapter 7. Boomers
- Chapter 8. Gen X and Beyond: 1995-2015
- Chapter 9. The Ascendance of ILA and the Future of Macro
- Chapter 10. Morphology of OLG Models and Methods in Comparative Perspective
- Chapter 11. Summary and Conclusion
This book is a real tour de force in clarity and tremendous scope. It should be on the reading list for all advanced economics graduate students.
This book is a monumental work, an important contribution to economics
Stephen E. Spear is Professor of Economics at Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.
Warren Young is Professor Emiratus at the Department of Economics, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.