Ben J. Heijdra's Books

This volume deals with all the major topics, summarizes the important approaches, and gives students a coherent angle on all aspects of macroeconomic thought.

The paper studies the dynamic allocation effects of tax policy in the context of an overlapping generations model of the Blanchard-Yaari type. The model is extended to allow for endogenous labor supply and three tax instruments: a capital income tax, labor income tax, and consumption tax. Analytical expressions and simple diagrams are used to discuss the impact, transition, and long-run effects of tax policy changes. It is shown that a part of the long-run incidence of capital and consumption taxes falls on capital when households’ horizons are finite, whereas labor would fully bear the burden of these taxes in an infinite horizon model.

The paper studies the employment effects of a deposit-refund scheme on labor in a simple search-theoretic model of the labor market. It is shown that if a firm pays a deposit to the government when it fires a worker, to be refunded when it employs the same or another worker, the vacancy rate increases and the unemployment rate declines. However, the scheme introduces rigidities in the labor market that may be undesirable in countries wanting to liberalize their labor markets.

With this Exercise and Solutions Manual the student can further sharpen his/her skills in macroeconomic model formulation and solution. The manual contains a large number of problems with varying degrees of difficulty. It also gives model solutions for all problems.

Book's by Ben J. Heijdra

Foundations of Modern Macroeconomics

Foundations of Modern Macroeconomics

Foundations of Modern Macroeconomics

Foundations of Modern Macroeconomics

The Dynamic Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Policy in an Overlapping Generations Model

The Dynamic Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Policy in an Overlapping Generations Model

Deposit-Refundon Labor

Deposit-Refundon Labor

Foundations of Modern Macroeconomics

Foundations of Modern Macroeconomics

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