New wine in old bottles: a meta-analysis of Ricardian equivalence.
A meta-analysis is presented of 28 empirical studies of the Ricardian equivalence theorem (RET) conducted over the last two decades. Although there is great disagreement concerning the validity of Ricardian equivalence among both contributors and reviewers, the meta-analysis indicates that the testi...
| Publicado en: | Southern Economic Journal Vol. 64; no. 3; pp. 713 - 728 |
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Southern Economic Association
January 1998
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| Sumario: | A meta-analysis is presented of 28 empirical studies of the Ricardian equivalence theorem (RET) conducted over the last two decades. Although there is great disagreement concerning the validity of Ricardian equivalence among both contributors and reviewers, the meta-analysis indicates that the testing record, as a whole, entails a strong empirical rejection of RET. This conclusion is bolstered by the fact that both a study's degrees of freedom and its proper econometric specification increase the likelihood of rejection. A meta-regression analysis yields nine study characteristics that help explain the large study-to-study variation found among reported RET test results. |
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