In:
Public Finance Review, SAGE Publications, Vol. 26, No. 6 ( 1998-11), p. 565-582
Abstract:
Drawing on nationwide and representative survey data for the Netherlands, this article tests, first, to what degree economic subjects are aware of the level of both government debt and deficits, and, second, examines whether fiscal policy relates to individual saving decisions. The results presented suggest that one of the central assumptions of the Ricardian equivalence hypothesis must be refuted: most individu als have little knowledge of the government's indebtedness. Furthermore, their saving behavior appears not to be influenced by the fiscal policy stance. The authors show that individual responses vary with age, education, income, and employment status, but not with having offspring.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1091-1421
,
1552-7530
DOI:
10.1177/109114219802600603
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1998
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2070401-X
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1358400-5
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