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Auerbach, Alan Jeffrey was born on September 27, 1951 in New York City. Son of William and Tess (Kasper) Auerbach.
( Many undergraduate texts treat macroeconomics as a set ...)
Many undergraduate texts treat macroeconomics as a set of distinct topics rather than as a unified body of theory and empirical findings. In contrast, this text by Alan Auerbach and Laurence Kotlikoff uses a single analytic framework -- the two-period life-cycle model -- to explore and connect each of the major issues in contemporary macroeconomics. The model describes the evolution of the economy over time in terms of the behavior of overlapping generations of individuals, each of whom lives for two periods: youth and old age. This versatile framework can encompass most macroeconomic schools of thought through the alteration of key assumptions. The use of one basic model also allows the authors to explore important topics not always addressed adequately in other texts; these include credit constraints, real business cycles, generational accounting, and international capital flows markets. Written in a clear, accessible style, this shortened and simplified second edition provides a systematic way to interpret macroeconomic outcomes, to understand various policy proposals, and to appreciate how individuals and firms fit into the big picture.
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This important contribution to tax analysis presents seven related theoretical essays that examine the effects of capital income taxation on the behavior of firms. It is divided into three sections, focusing on optimal tax design, firm financial policy, and inflation. Taken together, the essays demonstrate the powerful role taxes play in shaping the behavior of American corporations, and also provide insights into the difficult task of tax reform. Auerbach’s results suggest policies the government might adopt to promote the optimal accumulation of capital. He examines the implications for capital taxation of discrepancies between nominal depreciation rates and real economic depreciation, and suggests appropriate rules of thumb for determining when capital taxation is neutral among alternative investment projects. He also makes important contributions to the debate over the integration of corporate and personal taxes on capital income and to the behavioral puzzle of why corporations pay dividends to their shareholders.
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Auerbach, Alan Jeffrey was born on September 27, 1951 in New York City. Son of William and Tess (Kasper) Auerbach.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1978.
Assistant professor department economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1982; associate professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982-1983; associate professor department economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1983-1985; professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1985-1994; department chairman, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1988-1990; professor School Law, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1990-1994; Robert D. Burch professor of tax policy public finance, University of California, Berkeley, since 1994.
( This important contribution to tax analysis presents s...)
( Many undergraduate texts treat macroeconomics as a set ...)
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(Book by Auerbach, Alan J., Kotlikoff, Laurence J.)
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Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, Econometric Society. Member American Economic Association (executive committee 1992-1994, vice president 1999), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Gay Cameron Quimby, June 25, 1978. Children: Ethan, Andrew.