The Fiscal Impact of U.S. Immigration: A Generational Accounting Perspective
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9603 Demographic Change , Generational Accounts , and National Saving in the United States
The recently developed method of generational accounting facilitates detailed measurement of fiscal policys impact on the intergenerational distribution of resources. Earlier studies for the United States, using the Social Security Administrations intermediate population projections, concluded that current U.S. fiscal policy embodies a significant generational imbalance. This paper examines t...
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