Ben J. Heijdra

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1.

Eastern Enlargement of the EU: Jobs, Investment and Welfare in Present Member Countries

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 718
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 30 Jun 2002
Ben J. Heijdra, Christian Keuschnigg and Wilhelm Kohler
University of Groningen - Department of Economics, University of St. Gallen – Department of Economics (FGN-HSG) and University of Tuebingen - Department of Economics
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EU Enlargement, Economic Integration, Economic Growth, Capital Accumulation, Search Unemployment, Computable General Equilibrium Analysis

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The Environmental and Macroeconomic Effects of Socially Responsible Investment

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2349
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 14 Jul 2008
Lammertjan Dam and Ben J. Heijdra
University of Groningen - Faculty of Economics and Business and University of Groningen - Department of Economics
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socially responsible investment, economic growth, environmental economics, resource dynamics, stock market

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Retirement, Pensions, and Ageing

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1974
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 11 May 2007
Ben J. Heijdra and Ward E. Romp
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business
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retirement, pensions, ageing, demography, Gompertz-Makeham Law of mortality, overlapping generations, small open economy

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Integration and Search Unemployment: An Analysis of Eastern EU Enlargement

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 341
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 May 2001
Ben J. Heijdra and Christian Keuschnigg
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and University of St. Gallen – Department of Economics (FGN-HSG)
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Finite lives, search unemployment, capital accumulation, trade, immigration

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The Tragedy of Annuitization

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The Tragedy of Annuitization

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3141
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 04 Aug 2010
Ben J. Heijdra, Jochen O. Mierau and Laurie S.M. Reijnders
University of Groningen - Department of Economics, University of Groningen and University of Groningen
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longevity risk, risk sharing, overlapping generations, intergenerational transfers, annuity markets

A tFragedy of Annuitization? Longevity Insurance in General Equilibrium

Netspar Discussion Paper No. 07/2010-034
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 17 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2011
Ben J. Heijdra, Jochen O. Mierau and Laurie S.M. Reijnders
University of Groningen - Department of Economics, University of Groningen and University of Groningen
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longevity risk, risk sharing, overlapping generations, intergenerational transfers, annuity markets

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Environmental Abatement and Intergenerational Distribution

Tilburg University, CentER for Economic Research Working Paper No. 1998-100
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 Jul 1999
A. Lans Bovenberg and Ben J. Heijdra
Tilburg University - Center for Economic Research (CentER) and University of Groningen - Department of Economics
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Ageing and Growth in the Small Open Economy

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1740
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 06 Jul 2006
Ben J. Heijdra and Ward E. Romp
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business
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demography, education, human capital, economic growth, fertility rate, ageing, overlapping generations, small open economy

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The Transitional Dynamics of Fiscal Policy in Small Open Economies

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1777
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 23 Aug 2006
Ben J. Heijdra and Jenny E. Ligthart
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and Tilburg University - CentER, Department of Economics
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fiscal policy, output multipliers, Blanchard-Yaari overlapping generations, monopolistic competition, small open economy

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Economic Growth and Longevity Risk with Adverse Selection

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Economic Growth and Longevity Risk with Adverse Selection

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2898
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 16 Jan 2010
Ben J. Heijdra and Laurie S.M. Reijnders
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and University of Groningen
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annuity markets, adverse selection, endogenous growth, overlapping generations, demography

Economic Growth and Longevity Risk with Adverse Selection

Netspar Discussion Paper No. 11/2010 - 001
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 26 Dec 2010
Ben J. Heijdra and Laurie S.M. Reijnders
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and University of Groningen
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annuity markets, adverse selection, endogenous growth, overlapping generations, demography

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Environmental Quality, the Macroeconomy, and Intergenerational Distribution

CentER Discussion Paper No. 2004-73
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Jan 2005
Ben J. Heijdra, Jan Peter Kooiman and Jenny E. Ligthart
University of Groningen - Department of Economics, ABN AMRO Bank - Corporate Finance / Financial Engineering and Tilburg University - CentER, Department of Economics
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Environment, macroeconomics, distribution, environmental tax, national debt

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Labor Tax Reform and Equilibrium Unemployment: A Search and Matching Approach

CentER Discussion Paper No. 2004-89
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 10 Nov 2004
Ben J. Heijdra and Jenny E. Ligthart
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and Tilburg University - CentER, Department of Economics
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Labor market, taxation, unemployment, matching

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The Macroeconomic Dynamics of Demographic Shocks

CentER Working Paper No. 2004-90
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Nov 2004
Ben J. Heijdra and Jenny E. Ligthart
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and Tilburg University - CentER, Department of Economics
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Fertility, labor supply, transition economy

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

IMF Working Paper No. 98/182
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 15 Feb 2006
Ben J. Heijdra and Jenny E. Ligthart
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and Tilburg University - CentER, Department of Economics
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Blanchard model, intertemporal labor supply, overlapping generations, tax incidence, tax policy

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Annuity Market Imperfection, Retirement and Economic Growth

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2717
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 22 Jul 2009
Ben J. Heijdra and Jochen O. Mierau
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and University of Groningen
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annuity markets, retirement, endogenous growth, overlapping generations, demography

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Fiscal Policy, Monopolistic Competition, and Finite Lives

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1661, CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2005-126
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Jan 2006
Ben J. Heijdra and Jenny E. Ligthart
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and Tilburg University - CentER, Department of Economics
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fiscal policy, output multipliers, Yaari-Blanchard model, overlapping generations, monopolistic competition, love of variety, temporary fiscal shocks

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Population Ageing and Pension Reform in a Small Open Economy with Non-Traded Goods

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. TI 2005-021/2
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Mar 2005
Leon J.H. Bettendorf and Ben J. Heijdra
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and University of Groningen - Department of Economics
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Fertility rate, overlapping generations, pension reform, demographic shocks, non-traded goods

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Human Capital Accumulation and the Macroeconomy in an Ageing Society

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4046
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 10 Jan 2013
Ben J. Heijdra and Laurie S.M. Reijnders
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and University of Groningen
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human capital, education, experience effects, borrowing constraints, indivisible labour, retirement, overlapping generations, demography

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Growth and the Ageing Joneses

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2466
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Nov 2008
Walter H. Fisher and Ben J. Heijdra
Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) - Department of Economics & Finance and University of Groningen - Department of Economics
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relative consumption, OLG, endogenous growth, pension reform

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Growth Effects of Consumption and Labour Income Taxation in an Overlapping-Generations Life-Cycle Model

Netspar Discussion Paper No. 10/2009-035
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 19 Nov 2009
Ben J. Heijdra and Jochen O. Mierau
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and University of Groningen
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annuity markets, retirement, endogenous growth, overlapping generations, demography, taxation, intergenerational transfers

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Longevity Shocks with Age-Dependent Productivity Growth

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5364
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 04 Jun 2015
Ben J. Heijdra and Laurie S.M. Reijnders
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and University of Groningen
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demography, education, retirement, human capital

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Life in Shackles? The Quantitative Implications of Reforming the Educational Loan System

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Life in Shackles? The Quantitative Implications of Reforming the Educational Loan System

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5013
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 22 Oct 2014
Ben J. Heijdra, Fabian Kindermann and Laurie S.M. Reijnders
University of Groningen - Department of Economics, University of Bonn - Faculty of Law & Economics and University of Groningen
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human capital, experience effects, educational loans, uninsured labour market risk, incomplete markets, overlapping generations

Life in Shackles? The Quantitative Implications of Reforming the Educational Loan System

Netspar Discussion Paper No. 10/2014-042
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 06 Oct 2014
Ben J. Heijdra, Fabian Kindermann and Laurie S.M. Reijnders
University of Groningen - Department of Economics, University of Bonn - Faculty of Law & Economics and University of Groningen
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human capital, experience effects, educational loans, uninsured labour market risk, incomplete markets, overlapping generations

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Stimulating Annuity Markets

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Stimulating Annuity Markets

Netspar Discussion Paper No. 05/2014-018
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 01 Jul 2014
Ben J. Heijdra, Jochen O. Mierau and Timo Trimborn
University of Groningen - Department of Economics, University of Groningen and University of Goettingen (Gottingen)
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Individual welfare, annuity markets, computable general equilibrium, overlapping generations

Stimulating Annuity Markets

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4827
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 03 Jul 2014
Ben J. Heijdra, Jochen O. Mierau and Timo Trimborn
University of Groningen - Department of Economics, University of Groningen and University of Goettingen (Gottingen)
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individual welfare, annuity markets, computable general equilibrium, overlapping generations

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Environmental Policy and the Macroeconomy Under Shallow-Lake Dynamics

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2859
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Dec 2009
Ben J. Heijdra and Pim Heijnen
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB)
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Shallow-lake dynamics, bifurcation, environmental policy, abatement, overlapping generations

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Deposit-Refund on Labor: A Solution to Equilibrium Unemployment?

IMF Working Paper No. 00/9
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 30 Jan 2006
Ben J. Heijdra and Jenny E. Ligthart
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and Tilburg University - CentER, Department of Economics
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deposit-refund schemes, firing costs, hiring subsidies, job search, unemployment

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Output Dynamics, Technology, and Public Investment

CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2010-58
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 10 Jun 2010
Pedro Bom, Ben J. Heijdra and Jenny E. Ligthart
Tilburg University - Center and Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Groningen - Department of Economics and Tilburg University - CentER, Department of Economics
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Infrastructure capital, public investment, fiscal policy, output multipliers, transitional dynamics, technology

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Adverse Selection in Private Annuity Markets and the Role of Mandatory Social Annuitization

Netspar Discussion Paper No. 03/2012-008
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 Apr 2012
Ben J. Heijdra and Laurie S.M. Reijnders
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and University of Groningen
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Annuity markets, adverse selection, overlapping generations, demography

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Non-Annuitization in the Annuity Market

Netspar Discussion Paper No. 10/2015-066
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 07 Mar 2016
Ben J. Heijdra, Yang Jiang and Jochen O. Mierau
University of Groningen - Department of Economics, University of Groningen - Faculty of Economics and Business and University of Groningen
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The Macroeconomic Effects of Longevity Risk Under Private and Public Insurance and Asymmetric Information

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6767
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 27 Jan 2018
Ben J. Heijdra, Yang Jiang and Jochen O. Mierau
University of Groningen - Department of Economics, University of Groningen - Faculty of Economics and Business and University of Groningen
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social security, annuity market, adverse selection, overlapping generations, redistribution

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Reversible Environmental Catastrophes with Disconnected Generations

CESifo Working Paper No. 7299
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Ben J. Heijdra and Pim Heijnen
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and University of Groningen
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ecological thresholds, nonlinear dynamics, environmental policy, abatement, capital taxes

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A Life-Cycle Overlapping-Generations Model of the Small Open Economy

Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 60, Issue 1, pp. 88-121, 2008
Posted: 24 Jun 2008
Ben J. Heijdra and Ward E. Romp
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business

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E10, D91, F41, J11

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Intergenerational and International Welfare Leakages of a Product Subsidy in a Small Open Economy

International Tax & Public Finance, Vol. 8, Nos. 5-6, pp. 705-729, November 2001
Posted: 15 Jan 2002
Leon J.H. Bettendorf and Ben J. Heijdra
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and University of Groningen - Department of Economics

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Monopolistic competition, love of variety, returns to scale, international trade, industrial policy, intergenerational welfare effects

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Fiscal Policy, Distortionary Taxation and Direct Crowding Out Under Monopolistic Competition

Posted: 23 Sep 1996
Ben J. Heijdra and Jenny E. Ligthart
University of Groningen - Department of Economics and Tilburg University - CentER, Department of Economics

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