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    Leveraging posterity’s prosperity?

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    2020-05-01
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    10.1257/pandp.20201104
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    Brumm, Johannes
    Kotlikoff, Laurence
    Kubler, Felix
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    Johannes Brumm, Laurence Kotlikoff, Felix Kubler. 2020. "Leveraging Posterity’s Prosperity?." AEA Papers and Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1257/pandp.20201104
    Abstract
    We critically review studies by Blanchard (B) and Rachel and Summers (RS). By the standard fiscal-gap measure, the US government is in dire fiscal shape thanks to constantly enlarging its postwar, take-as-you-go Ponzi scheme. Yet B and RS seemingly rationalize its expansion. Their arguments rest on the safe rate being very low. But almost all households face high safe rates--the rates available from pre-paying their loans. We also question modeling assumptions that help drive key B and RS results and reference recent simulation studies, which reach strongly opposite conclusions to B's.
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