are caused by ex-ante differences in lifeexpectancy. However, these pension reforms may themselves induce redistribution …

to borrowers. In this study, we consider redistribution as a channel for aggregate and welfare effects of inflation. We …-generations model of the U.S. economy. While the redistribution shock is zero sum, households react asymmetrically, mostly because … increase in savings. Even though inflation-induced redistribution has a persistent negative effect on output, it improves the …