"Ricardian equivalence" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Proposed by economist David Ricardo in the early 19th century. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Ricardian equivalence (uncountable)
  1. (economics) The idea that consumers are forward-looking and so internalize the government's budget constraint when making their consumption decisions, so that, for a given pattern of government spending, the method of financing such spending does not affect agents' consumption decisions, and thus does not change aggregate demand. Wikipedia link: David Ricardo Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Economics

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