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Macro implications of government redistributive tax-transfer policies

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Aggregation conditions permitting macro variables to be expressed as functions of other macro variables have long been sought in macroeconomics. For example, conditions have been sought permitting aggregate consumption to be expressed as a function of aggregate income, independently of the distribution of income across agents. This article uses a 3-period lived overlapping generations economy to examine the extent to which macro variables such as aggregate consumption are invariant to government attempts to redistribute income across agents through selective tax-transfer policies. It shows that conditions for invariance in this context are much stronger than found for the standard Walrasian general equilibrium economy. Annotated pointers to related work can be accessed here: http://www2.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/dehome.htm
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  • Tesfatsion, Leigh, 1982. "Macro implications of government redistributive tax-transfer policies," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 19(2), pages 139-169, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:pubeco:v:19:y:1982:i:2:p:139-169
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    1. Preston J. Miller, 1983. "Income stability and economic efficiency under alternative tax schemes," Staff Report 86, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

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    • E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook

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