Ricardian Equivalence

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The Ricardian equivalence is a proposition named after the economist David Ricardo. The key idea behind Ricardian equivalence is that the choice of financing the current deficit by the government (increase in tax, or spending with debt) is irrelevant. This is because effect of this choice on aggregate demand is the same.

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