Public Finance Implications of Economic Inequality by Alan J. Auerbach published by NBER (4/2025). This paper considers questions about the implications of rising inequality for the theory and practice of public finance. It begins by addressing fundamental reasons why…
Fiscal policy by Alan J. Auerbach published by PIIE (10/2017). “Fiscal policy is back, largely as a consequence of the very severe, prolonged Great Recession/global financial crisis that led into the challenges facing monetary policy as it was forced…
Fiscal stimulus and fiscal sustainability by Alan J. Auerbach and Yuriy Gorodnichenko (8/2017). “…Indeed, fiscal stimulus in a weak economy can improve fiscal sustainability along the metrics we study. Even in countries with high public debt, the penalty for…
How the ghowing gap in life expectancy may affect retirement benefits and reforms by Alan J. Auerbach, Kerwin K. Charles, Courtney C. Coile, William Gale, Dana Goldman, Ronald Lee, Charles M. Lucas, Peter R. Orszag, Louise M. Sheiner, Bryan…
