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==Basic model==
 
[[File:OLG model- Generation.png|thumb|Generational Shifts in OLG ModelModels]]
The most basic OLG model has the following characteristics:<ref name="LjungqvistSargent2004">{{cite book|author1=Lars Ljungqvist|author2=Thomas J. Sargent|title=Recursive Macroeconomic Theory|accessdate=13 May 2012|date=1 September 2004|publisher=MIT Press|isbn=978-0-262-12274-0|pages = 264–267}}</ref>
*Individuals live for '''two''' periods; in the first period of life, they are referred to as the '''Young'''. In the second period of life, they are referred to as the '''Old'''.