# Simple Overlapping Generation Model (Diamond)

**URL:** https://forum.dynare.org/t/simple-overlapping-generation-model-diamond/1665
**Category:** Dynare help (legacy posts)
**Created:** [16 September 2010 16:18 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/simple-overlapping-generation-model-diamond/1665 "2010-09-16T16:18:01Z")
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### Author: ![atusch](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@atusch](https://forum.dynare.org/u/atusch)
#### Post date: [16 September 2010 16:18 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/simple-overlapping-generation-model-diamond/1665/1 "2010-09-16T16:18:01Z")

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Hi,

I am a beginner at Dynare and trying to make a simple two-period overlapping generation model (OLG). Does anybody know where I can find examples for OLG models in Dynare? Couldn’t find anything until now.

Best regards,  
Andreas

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### Author: ![Tom\_nilson40](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Tom\_nilson40](https://forum.dynare.org/u/Tom_nilson40)
#### Post date: [4 November 2010 04:25 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/simple-overlapping-generation-model-diamond/1665/2 "2010-11-04T04:25:53Z")

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HI,

I am a beginner too. But I have a question from you, how many years do you have as time period for using OLG in DSGE? What is the deference between optimization in OLG and in DSGE?

Thank you very much.  
Tom