Journal Article
Generational accounts: a new approach to fiscal policy evaluation
Kotlikoff, Laurence J.; Gokhale, Jagadeesh; Auerbach, Alan J. (1991-11)
A discussion of why budget deficits are inadequate measures of the long-run effect of fiscal policy on intergenerational redistributi- on, and an assertion that policy evaluation would be better served by looking at generational accounts.
Economic Commentary , Issue Nov

Working Paper
The annuitization of Americans' resources: a cohort analysis
Weil, David N.; Gokhale, Jagadeesh; Sabelhaus, John Edward; Auerbach, Alan J.; Kotlikoff, Laurence J. (1994)
An analysis of the changes since 1960 in the share of Americans' resources that are annuitized, which has declined slightly for younger Americans but has risen dramatically for the elderly, with important implications for the national saving rate and income inequality.
Working Papers (Old Series) , Paper 9413

Conference Paper
The case for open-market purchases in a liquidity trap
Obstfeld, Maurice; Auerbach, Alan J. (2003-03)
Proceedings , Issue Mar

Journal Article
Formation of fiscal policy: the experience of the past twenty-five years
Auerbach, Alan J. (2000-04)
Economic Policy Review , Issue Apr , Pages 9-23

Working Paper
Generational accounting: a new approach for understanding the effects of fiscal policy on saving
Kotlikoff, Laurence J.; Gokhale, Jagadeesh; Auerbach, Alan J. (1991)
An application of generational accounting to fiscal policies that feature intergenerational redistribution. The authors consider different policies, only some of which show up as a change in the deficit, and explore their impact on the net national saving rate.
Working Papers (Old Series) , Paper 9107

Conference Paper
Investment policies to promote growth
Auerbach, Alan J. (1992)
Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole

Working Paper
Social security and Medicare policy from the perspective of generational accounting
Kotlikoff, Laurence J.; Gokhale, Jagadeesh; Auerbach, Alan J. (1992)
An application of the generational accounting method of fiscal policy analysis to projected spending paths for Social Security and Medicare suggesting that, under realistic assumptions for these programs, future generations as well as current young Americans could bear a significantly larger share of the burden of government spending than previously thought.
Working Papers (Old Series) , Paper 9206

Working Paper
Simulating U.S. tax reform
Altig, David E.; Smetters, Kent; Auerbach, Alan J.; Walliser, Jan; Kotlikoff, Laurence J. (1997)
A presentation of a large-scale, dynamic simulation model for comparing the equity, efficiency, and macroeconomic effects of five alternatives to the current U.S. federal income tax: a proportional income tax, a proportional consumption tax, a flat tax, a flat tax with transition relief, and a progressive variant of the flat tax called the "X tax."
Working Papers (Old Series) , Paper 9712

Journal Article
Assessing fundamental tax reform
Altig, David E.; Smetters, Kent; Auerbach, Alan J.; Walliser, Jan; Kotlikoff, Laurence J. (1998-01)
A look at how some basic tax reform proposals stack up against four, sometimes competing, requirements laid out by President Clinton in a December 1997 speech: Is the proposal fiscally responsible? Will it be good for the economy? Will it lead to a simpler tax system? And finally, is it fair to all Americans?
Economic Commentary , Issue Jan

Conference Paper
Estimating the effects of fiscal policy in OECD countries - comments
Auerbach, Alan J. (2005)
Proceedings