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Real Interest Rates as a Measure of Welfare in an Economy with Incentive Constraints

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  • Suzuki, Shiba

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In this paper, we study the relationship between welfare and real interest rates in Aiyagari and Williamson's (2000) setting. They developed a dynamic insurance contract model with an incomplete market monetary economy and demonstrated that the optimal inflation rate is positive. This paper investigates the relationship between real interest rates and welfare in their model with more precise measures of inflation around the optimal inflation rate. Our numerical results demonstrate that real interest rates and welfare have a positive correlation and suggest that real interest rates can serve as a measure of welfare.

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  • Suzuki, Shiba, 2009. "Real Interest Rates as a Measure of Welfare in an Economy with Incentive Constraints," Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, vol. 50(1), pages 47-56, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:hit:hitjec:v:50:y:2009:i:1:p:47-56
    DOI: 10.15057/17467
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    Keywords

    Incomplete markets; dynamic insurance contract; measure of welfare;
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    JEL classification:

    • E4 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates
    • G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services

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