What If the National Debt Were Eliminated? Some Economic Consequences

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Corporate author / creator:Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Imprint:[S.l] : [s.n.], 2002.
Description:21 p. : digital, PDF file.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10617102
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Summary:Examines the consequences of public debt reduction and elimination, including those of budget surpluses and debt retirement, increase in rate of capital formation and productivity growth, reduction of the current account deficit, amelioration of future taxation, change in the generational distribution of fiscal policy, role of U.S. treasuries as a benchmark asset, effect on household and institutional investors, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, liquidity in the treasuries market, and scenarios for once the debt is retired.
Other form:Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. What If the National Debt Were Eliminated? Some Economic Consequences