The Young, the Old, and the Government: Demographics and Fiscal Multipliers
The Young, the Old, and the Government: Demographics and Fiscal Multipliers
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年轻人、老年人和政府:人口统计和财政乘数
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发表时间:
2018
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通讯作者:
Omar Rachedi
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作者:
Henrique S. Basso;Omar Rachedi
We document that government spending multipliers depend on the population age structure. Using the variation in military spending and birth rates across US states, we show that the local fiscal multiplier is 1.5 and increases with the population share of young people, implying multipliers of 1.1–1.9 in the interquartile range. A parsimonious life cycle open economy New Keynesian model with credit market imperfections and age-specific differences in labor supply and demand explains 87 percent of the relationship between local multipliers and demographics. The model implies that the US population aging between 1980 and 2015 caused a 38 percent drop in national government spending multipliers. (JEL D15, E12, E24, E62, J11, J22, J23)
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10.3386/w24948
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2018-08
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ERN: Other Microeconomics: Intertemporal Consumer Choice & Savings (Topic)
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Michael Best;J. Cloyne;E. Ilzetzki;H. Kleven
通讯作者:
Michael Best;J. Cloyne;E. Ilzetzki;H. Kleven