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From individual attitudes towards migrants to migration policy outcomes: Theory and evidence
Facchini, Giovanni; Mayda, Anna Maria - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
immigration from a theoretical and empirical point of view. Our analysis supports the role played by economic channels (labour … and the very low fractions of voters favouring immigration are consistent with the median voter framework. At the same … time, given the extent of individual-level opposition to immigration that appears in the data, it is somewhat puzzling, in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124434
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Do Interest Groups Affect US Immigration Policy?
Facchini, Giovanni; Mayda, Anna Maria; Mishra, Prachi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
While anecdotal evidence suggests that interest groups play a key role in shaping immigration policy, there is no … combining information on the number of temporary work visas with data on lobbying activity associated with immigration. We find … robust evidence that both pro- and anti-immigration interest groups play a statistically significant and economically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661629
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Fiscal targets. A guide to forecasters?
Paredes-Lodeiro, Joan; Pérez, Javier J; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
Should rational agents take into consideration government policy announcements? A skilled agent (an econometrician) could set up a model to combine the following two pieces of information in order to anticipate the future course of fiscal policy in real-time: (i) the ex-ante path of policy as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272708
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Sovereign Debt and Structural Reforms
Müller, Andreas; Storesletten, Kjetil; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
Motivated the European debt crisis, we construct a tractable theory of sovereign debt and structural reforms under …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276380
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Optimal Monetary and Fiscal Policy in an Economy with Endogenous Public Debt
Luk, Paul; Vines, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
This paper uses a New Keynesian framework to study the coordination of fiscal and monetary policies, in response to an inflation shock when the policymaker acts with commitment. We first show that, in the simplest New Keynesian model, fiscal policy plays no part in the optimal policy response,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276383
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Optimal Monetary and Fiscal Policy in an Economy with Inflation Persistence
Luk, Paul; Vines, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
This paper studies a simple New-Keynesian model of fiscal and monetary policy coordination when the policymaker acts under commitment. With a New Keynesian Phillips curve it is optimal to control inflation only through the use of monetary policy. But, when price-setters use a Steinsson (2003)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276384
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Stimulus versus Austerity: The Asymmetric Government Spending Multiplier
Barnichon, Régis; Matthes, Christian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
Despite intense scrutiny estimates of the government spending multiplier remain highly uncertain with values ranging from 0.5 to 2. While a fiscal consolidation is generally assumed to have the same (mirror-image) effect as a fiscal expansion, we show that relaxing this assumption is crucial to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276385
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How Large Are the Effects of Tax Changes?
Favero, Carlo A.; Giavazzi, Francesco - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
We use the time series of shifts in U.S. Federal tax liabilities constructed by Romer and Romer to estimate tax multipliers. Differently from the single-equation approach adopted by Romer and Romer, our estimation strategy (a Var that includes output, government spending and revenues, inflation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005082536
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A Gains from Trade Perspective on Macroeconomic Fluctuations
Beaudry, Paul; Portier, Franck - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Business cycles reflect changes over time in the amount of trade between individuals. In this paper we show that incorporating explicitly intra-temporal gains from trade between individuals into a macroeconomic model can provide new insight into the potential mechanisms driving economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009221567
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Fiscal Volatility Shocks and Economic Activity
Fernández-Villaverde, Jesús; Guerron-Quintana, Pablo A.; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We study the effects of changes in uncertainty about future fiscal policy on aggregate economic activity. Fiscal deficits and public debt have risen sharply in the wake of the financial crisis. While these developments make fiscal consolidation inevitable, there is considerable uncertainty about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009246602