This paper investigates the in inflationary effects of fscal policy in an optimizing general equilibrium monetary model with capital accumulation, exible prices and wealth effects. The model is calibrated to Euro Area quarterly data. Simulation results show that government defcits, high debt...

Based on the householdsu0092 utility maximisation, a closed form approximation of the consumption function is derived and the deep parameters of the consumption function are estimated using aggregate euro area data. The novel element in our approach is the parameterisation of the information...

Over the last decade the Czech Republic has had the lowest GDP growth of all the ten recently acceded Member States. However, its foreign balance has improved over the same period, as have the terms of trade. Although changing terms of trade can have a significant welfare effect, this often...