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Towards Expenditure Rules and Fiscal Sanity in the Euro Area
Hauptmeier, Sebastian - 2010
The study looks at primary expenditure developments in the euro area, its three largest members and four “macro-imbalances” countries for the period 1999-2009. It compares actual expenditure trends with those that would have prevailed if countries had followed neutral policies based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136395
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Fiscal Sustainability using Growth-Maximising Debt Targets
Checherita-Westphal, Cristina D. - 2012
This paper highlights the importance of debt-related fiscal rules and derives growth-maximizing public debt ratios from a simple theoretical model. On the basis of evidence on the productivity of public capital, we estimate public debt targets that governments should try to maintain if they wish...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013100835
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The Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Budget Balances and Implications for Fiscal Policy
Lis, Eliza M. - 2009
This paper explores implications of climate change for fiscal policy by assessing the impact of large scale extreme weather events on changes in public budgets. We apply alternative measures for large scale extreme weather events and conclude that the budgetary impact of such events ranges...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013159926
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Fiscal Sustainability and Policy Implications for the Euro Area
Balassone, Fabrizio - 2009
In this paper we examine the sustainability of euro area public finances against the backdrop of population ageing. We … alternative indicators to quantify sustainability gaps for euro area countries. With respect to the policy implications, we assess … the appropriateness of different budgetary strategies to restore fiscal sustainability taking into account …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012765709
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Fiscal Policy Responsiveness, Persistence and Discretion
Afonso, António; Agnello, Luca; Furceri, Davide - 2021
We decompose fiscal policy in three components: i) responsiveness, ii) persistence and iii) discretion. Using a sample of 132 countries, our results point out that fiscal policy tends to be more persistent than to respond to output conditions. We also found that while the effect of cross-country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316466
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3-Step Analysis of Public Finances Sustainability : The Case of the European Union
Afonso, António; Rault, Christophe - 2021
We use a 3-step analysis to assess the sustainability of public finances in the EU27. Firstly, we perform the SURADF … sustainability is an issue in most countries, with a below unit estimated coefficient of expenditure in the cointegration relation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316526
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What accounts for the changes in U.S. fiscal policy transmission?
Bilbiie, Florin O.; Meier, André; Müller, Gernot J. - 2006
Using vector autoregressions on U.S. time series for 1957-1979 and 1983-2004, we find government spending shocks to have stronger effects on output, consumption, and wages in the earlier sample. We try to account for this observation within a DSGE model featuring price rigidities and limited...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604628
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Fiscal policy in a monetary economy with capital and finite lifetime
Annicchiarico, Barbara; Giammarioli, Nicola; … - 2006
This paper develops a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model with nominal rigidities, capital accumulation and finite lifetimes. The framework exhibits intergenerational wealth effects and is intended to investigate the macroeconomic implications of fiscal policy, which is specified by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604707
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Fiscal convergence before entering the EMU
Onorante, Luca - 2006
The monetary integration of the acceding countries will proceed in several distinct steps, starting with membership in the European Union (EU), followed by participation in the so-called Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) II and ultimately entry into the euro area. This paper addresses the question...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011604710
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The political economy under monetary union: has the euro made a difference?
Fratzscher, Marcel; Stracca, Livio - 2008
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) has transformed Europe and has created an integrated pan-European economy. Much research has focused on understanding this integration process and what benefits and costs it entails. This paper identifies a political economy channel of EMU as the monetary union...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011605002