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a well-suited macroeconomic model for analysing fiscal policy at a central bank is of primary importance. This paper … documents the fiscal block of the ECB-BASE, which is a semi-structural model for the euro area developed at the ECB for … links to the quarterly fiscal accounts. Thanks to this design, it is possible to simulate the model with a wide range of …
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this note a surprising finding is established. Assuming that the agents in a standard infinite horizon growth model hold …
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This paper examines the fiscal and monetary policy options available to China as a sovereign currency-issuing nation operating in a dollar standard world. We first summarize a number of issues facing China, including the possibility of slower growth, global imbalances, and a number of domestic...
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Algebraic calculation of the fiscal multiplier ignores the concept of velocity of money. Here, we incorporate the concept of velocity of money in the algebraic derivation of the fiscal multiplier which results into a slightly different representation. Then, we empirically calculate the values of...
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Fiscal consolidation is used as a synonym for austerity much as debt restructuring is used as a euphemism for partial repudiation. Inside the political arena of international economics, the nomenclature of government officials in policy debates adopts colorful terminology, such as healthy public...
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The fiscal deficit is "ill defined"; it is "without theoretical background"; it is "a number in search of a concept". Such judgements are characteristic of a prominent part of the literature on the new measurement concept of generational accounting. This paper argues that such criticism is...
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a well-suited macroeconomic model for analysing fiscal policy at a central bank is of primary importance. This paper … documents the fiscal block of the ECB-BASE, which is a semi–structural model for the euro area developed at the ECB for … links to the quarterly fiscal accounts. Thanks to this design, it is possible to simulate the model with a wide range of …
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Over the last few decades, real interest rates have trended downward in many countries. The most common explanation is that this reflects depressed demand due to demographic, technological and other real factors such as income inequality. In this paper we explore the claim that these trends may...
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