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Fiscal Policy and Educational Attainment in the United States: A Generational Accounting Perspective

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  • XAVIER CHOJNICKI
  • FRÉDÉRIC DOCQUIER

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In this paper we investigate the consequences of the rise in educational attainment on US generational accounts. We build on the 1995 existing accounts and disaggregate them per schooling level. Contrary to medium‐ and high‐skill newborns, we show that low‐skill newborns are characterized by negative generational accounts. Compared to the results obtained with the traditional methodology, our baseline forecast is more optimistic. Nevertheless, the rise in educational attainment is not strong enough to restore the generational balance. Balancing the budget requires increasing taxes by 1.2% or reducing transfers by 2.7%. Our results are robust to the main assumptions.

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  • Xavier Chojnicki & Frédéric Docquier, 2007. "Fiscal Policy and Educational Attainment in the United States: A Generational Accounting Perspective," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 74(294), pages 329-350, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:econom:v:74:y:2007:i:294:p:329-350
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2006.00546.x
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    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H6 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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