Since 2006, Bolivia began an intensive public investment program under its development plan. Fourteen years later, I analyze the role of this expansionary fiscal policy. In this regard, I develop a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model for a small, open and developing country. Among the...

The purpose of this paper is to contrast the Keynesian partial equilibrium framework of the Current Account with the modern intertemporal general equilibrium approach where the Current Account imbalances reflect, and act as a buffer, against both real and monetary shocks. The document will try...

Spanish Abstract: En este artículo se evidencia el efecto de la política fiscal en la economía de Ecuador, considerando la recesión y expansión entre 2003 y 2013. Para esto se utiliza un MSVAR con el gasto público, ingreso petrolero, impuestos e IAE-NP. Se muestra que el gasto tiene un...