Future Targets and Multiple Equilibria

Author: 
Ashok S. Guha, Brishti Guha
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Description: 
Paper No. 21-2005
Organisation: 
SMU
Abstract: 

Multiple Pareto-rankable equilibria may obtain in an overlapping generations model where consumers save to reach a fixed target. Existence and uniqueness conditions are discussed. The model displays excess consumption sensitivity to current income and perfect old-age insurance.