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This chapter introduces the overlapping generations framework, which inserts the life-cycle model within a dynamic, general equilibrium setting. After a description of the basic tenets of this framework, the chapter discusses its rationale and how it is used in practice.
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Iparraguirre, J.L. (2018). The Overlapping Generations Framework. In: Economics and Ageing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93248-4_9
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