This paper studies optinnal public debt in a dynastic model with human capital externalities that cause human capital investment (fertility) to be below (above) its socially optimal level. By reducing fertility and raising human capital investment, the optimal debt can exceed 10% of output for plausible parameterizations. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Virginia Polytech Inst & State Univ, Dept Forestry, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USAVirginia Polytech Inst & State Univ, Dept Forestry, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA