On the welfare costs of consumption uncertainty
by Barro, Robert J.
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"Satisfactory calculations of the welfare cost of aggregate consumption uncertainty require a framework that replicates major features of asset prices and returns, such as the high equity premium and low risk-free rate. A Lucas-tree model with rare but large disasters is such a framework. In a baseline simulation, the welfare cost of disaster risk is large -- society would be willing to lower real GDP by about 20% each year to eliminate all disaster risk, including wars. In contrast, the welfare cost from usual economic fluctuations is much smaller, though still important -- corresponding to lowering GDP by around 1.5% each year"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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On the welfare costs of consumption uncertainty
2006, National Bureau of Economic Research
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"December 2006"
Includes bibliographical references (p. 27-28).
Also available in PDF from the NBER world wide web site (www.nber.org).
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