Endogenous fertility and the Henry George Theorem

Schweizer, Urs

doi:10.1016/0047-2727(95)01539-6

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“…This analysis shed light on the fundamental problems due to nonconvexities in the optimisation structure. Schweizer (1995) proved a fundamental structural similarity between Samueson-like models of optimal population and models of optimal club size that rests on the intertemporal interpretation of the Henry-George theorem. As Eckstein and Wolpin (1985) have pointed out, a weakness of this class of models can be seen in the fact that it is difficult to understand how economic policy can be applied in order to achieve the optimal allocation.…”

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Intergenerational redistribution in a small open economy with endogenous fertility

Kolmar¹

1997

Journal of Population Economics

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Intergenerational redistribution in a small open economy with endogenous fertility

Kolmar¹

1997

Journal of Population Economics

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“…The left-hand sides in (7) and (8) give the net social benefit from educating an additional mobile student in state j. This benefit 10 It is well known that in club good, or Tiebout, economies where the number of users of a public good is endogenous, standard convexity assumptions on preferences and technologies alone do not guarantee that first-order conditions are sufficient for a maximum (see, for example, Starrett, 1988, p. 77-83 andSchweizer, 1996). Since the present contribution is focussed upon the interpretation of Tiebout economies in the field of higher education, it is not attempted here to deal with this issue mathematically.…”

Section: Efficient Policies I First-order Conditionsmentioning

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Public Universities, Tuition and Competition - A Tiebout Model

Schwager

2007

SSRN Journal

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Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW.Download this ZEW Discussion Paper from our ftp server:ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp07056.pdf Non-technical summary• A simple model is presented where states decide on, and finance, universities which are attended by local but also by non-resident, mobile students.• The efficient allocation is characterised. By means of an example, it is shown that efficiency may require to concentrate mobile students in a small number of "elite" universities.• Un-coordinated decisions by the states are shown to satisfy the same first order conditions as the efficient allocation provided that the universities have the right to charge a tuition fee reflecting the costs induced by an additional student.• If tuition is banned or capped by the federal government, inefficient quality choices and insufficient admission numbers are likely to emerge.• The analysis supports the assignment of responsibility for higher education

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“…For example, the Beveridgean pension system combined with a family allowance collecting the same amount of revenue (Schweizer 1996). Nevertheless, note that these alternative policies are also exposed to the risk of changes in population age structures.…”

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“…In particular, the main GA sustainability indicators for each social program, splitting those aimed at the young and at the elderly, are computed, following Patxot and Farré (2007). In other words, the size of the expenditure effort aimed at each side of the dependent period is measured, as suggested by the above mentioned Schweizer (1996) policy proposal. Table 2 summarizes the results obtained using the TG profile shown above.…”

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“…In similar lines,Eckstein and Wolpin (1985) introduce a voluntary social security program that gives a return equal to the population growth rate, although this system does not ensure a financial equilibrium out of the steady state Peters (1995). investigates optimality in a model with endogenous growth Schweizer (1996). establishes an isomorphism between the problem of optimal population growth in OLG models and the problem of determining optimal club size in local public goods models.…”

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Measuring the balance of government intervention on forward and backward family transfers using NTA estimates: the modified Lee arrows

Patxot

Rentería

Romero

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Int Tax Public Finance

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In this paper we propose a way to measure the degree of government intervention on forward-from parents to children-and backward-from adult children to elderly parents-intergenerational family transfers (IFT). We carry out a discussion about the possibility of using Generational Accounts (GA) and National Transfer Accounts (NTA) methodologies to generate indicators that could measure government intervention on both sides of IFT. As a result, we propose a modification of arrow diagrams used by Lee (in J. Human Res. 29:1027-1063, 1994b). An illustration of the results in the Spanish case indicates that the degree of government intervention on backward IFT is above that on forward IFT. This could be one of the main reasons to explain the Spanish low fertility rate.

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Endogenous fertility and the Henry George Theorem

Cited by 16 publications

References 28 publications

Intergenerational redistribution in a small open economy with endogenous fertility

Intergenerational redistribution in a small open economy with endogenous fertility

Public Universities, Tuition and Competition - A Tiebout Model

Measuring the balance of government intervention on forward and backward family transfers using NTA estimates: the modified Lee arrows

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