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A calibrated model of saving and income distribution for the UK

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We construct a general equilibrium model of a panel of 5000 agents in overlapping population cohorts, with a view to assessing its ability to represent both the macroeconomic and distributional characteristics of the economy; we take account of the income uncertainty which people face and calibrate it to represent the key characteristics of the economy. We find that, in a situation in which saving is motivated by life-cycle, precautionary and bequest motives a reasonably good representation can be obtained of both the distribution of wealth and the intergenerational transmission of wealth in the United Kingdom, The model offers a means of studying the distributional impact of policy changes. It suggests that inclusion of the bequest motive is important if the distribution of wealth is to be modelled well.

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  • Dr Martin Weale, 1997. "A calibrated model of saving and income distribution for the UK," National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Discussion Papers 123, National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:nsr:niesrd:123
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    1. Alexandre Repkine, 2008. "Ict Penetration And Aggregate Production Efficiency: Empirical Evidence For A Cross-Section Of Fifty Countries," Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, Spiru Haret University, Faculty of Financial Management and Accounting Craiova, vol. 3(2(4)_Summ).
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    3. Robert Inklaar & Mary O'Mahony & Marcel Timmer, 2005. "ICT AND EUROPE's PRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE: INDUSTRY‐LEVEL GROWTH ACCOUNT COMPARISONS WITH THE UNITED STATES," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 51(4), pages 505-536, December.

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