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Fiscal policies, the current account and Ricardian equivalence

Nickel, Christiane (contributor); … - 2008

This paper analyses the empirical relationship between fiscal policy and the current account of the balance of payments and considers how Ricardian equivalence changes this relationship. To do so, we estimate a dynamic panel threshold model for 22 industrialised countries in which the...

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The COVID-19 consumption game-changer : evidence from a large-scale multi-country survey

Hodbod, Alexander; Hommes, Cars H.; Huber, Stefanie J.; … - 2021

in consumption in five key sectors: tourism, hospitality, services, retail, and public transports. We identify a large …-term sectoral consumption shifts may occur. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012643267

Tracking growth in the euro area subject to a dimensionality problem

Comunale, Mariarosaria; Mongelli, Francesco Paolo - 2021

We investigate which variables have supported growth in the euro area over the last 30 years. This is a challenging task due to dimensionality problems: a large set of potential determinants, limited data, and the prospect that some variables could be non-stationary. We assemble a set of 35...

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Monetary and fiscal policy interactions in a New Keynesian model with capital accumulation and non-Ricardian consumers

Leith, Campbell B. (contributor); … - 2006

This paper develops a small New Keynesian model with capital accumulation and government debt dynamics. The paper discusses the design of simple monetary and fiscal policy rules consistent with determinate equilibrium dynamics in the absence of Ricardian equivalence. Under this assumption,...

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The asymmetric adjustment of global imbalances : myth or fact?

Dausà, Neus; Stracca, Livio - 2023

We revisit the so-called "secular international problem", whereby the adjustment of current account imbalances purportedly falls entirely on the shoulders of deficit countries. We introduce a stylised model to rationalise an asymmetric counter-cyclical policy reaction that is stronger for...

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Modeling the consumption response to the CARES Act

Carroll, Chris; Crawley, Edmund S.; Slacalek, Jirka; … - 2020

To predict the effects of the 2020 U.S. "CARES" act on consumption, we extend a model that matches responses of … households to past consumption stimulus packages. The extension allows us to account for two novel features of the coronavirus … likely be necessary if consumption spending is to recover. …

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The Covid-19 crisis and consumption : survey evidence from six EU countries

Christelis, Dimitris; Georgarakos, Dimitris; Jappelli, … - 2020

estimates the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on consumption. The panel provides, each month, household-specific indicators of the … concern causes a significant reduction in nondurable consumption. The paper also explores the potential impact on consumption … of government interventions and of another wave of Covid-19, using household-level consumption adjustments to scenarios …

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Sudden stops and asset purchase programmes in the euro area

Fabiani, Josefina; Fidora, Michael; Setzer, Ralph; … - 2021

This paper analyses the incidence and severity of sudden stops in euro area countries before and after the introduction of the ECB's asset purchase programmes. We define sudden stops as abrupt declines in private net financial inflows, i.e. total flows adjusted for EU and IMF loans and changes...

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The current account and monetary policy in the euro area

Schuler, Tobias; Sun, Yiqiao - 2022

We investigate the factors driving current account and monetary policy developments in the euro area. We estimate an open-economy structural vector autoregression (VAR) model with zero and sign restrictions derived from a multi-country dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model to...

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Leaning against the global financial cycle

Ferrero, Andrea; Habib, Maurizio Michael; Stracca, Livio; … - 2022

We study the role and the interaction of the quality of institutions and of counter-cyclical policies in leaning against the Global Financial Cycle (GFC) in Emerging Economies (EMEs). We show that heteroegeneity in institutional strength is a key determinant of the different effects of the GFC...

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