Generational policy is a fundamental aspect of a nation's fiscal affairs. The policy involves redistributing resources across generations and allocating to particular generations the burden of paying the government's bills. This chapter in Volume 4 of the Handbook of Public Economics shows how...

This paper uses a recently developed technique, called "generational accounting," to assess New Zealand's long-term fiscal position. Generational accounting has become a popular alternative to traditional deficit accounting because it provides a more accurate picture of the intergenerational...