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We evaluate Germany's temporary value-added tax (VAT) rate reduction as a tool to stimulate consumer spending during … the Covid-19 pandemic using a comparative case study approach. We construct a credible counterfactual for Germany in a two … similar to Germany regarding important post-treatment characteristics. Second, we apply a reweighting scheme on the pre …
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We evaluate Germany's temporary value-added tax (VAT) rate reduction as a tool to stimulate consumer spending during … the Covid-19 pandemic using a comparative case study approach. We construct a credible counterfactual for Germany in a two … similar to Germany regarding important post-treatment characteristics. Second, we apply a reweighting scheme on the pre …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014275958
Prospective economic developments depend on the behavior of consumer spending. A key question is whether private expenditures recover once social distancing restrictions are lifted or whether the COVID-19 crisis has a sustained impact on consumer confidence, preferences, and, hence, spending....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012665880
Prospective economic developments depend on the behavior of consumer spending. A key question is whether private expenditures recover once social distancing restrictions are lifted or whether the COVID-19 crisis has a sustained impact on consumer confidence, preferences, and, hence, spending....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012643267
Prospective economic developments depend on the behavior of consumer spending. A key question is whether private expenditures recover once social distancing restrictions are lifted or whether the COVID-19 crisis has a sustained impact on consumer confidence, p references, and, hence, spending....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013324580
How does private consumption react to an exogenous increase in government expenditure? Standard structural vector autoregressions (SVARs) usually report a positive GDP as well as consumption response, while event studies report a negative consumption response. We investigate in a SVAR whether...
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Using the Panel Survey of Income Dynamics, we identify six household types as a function of their balance sheet composition. Since 1999, there has been a decline in the share of patient households and an increase in the share of impatient households with negative wealth. Using a DSGE model with...
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Using VAR analysis on US data, we show that unanticipated fiscal expansions boost private consumption and business formation. Models with an extensive investment margin, i.e. endogenous firm and product entry, have difficulties explaining these two phenomena simultaneously. Considering different...
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Using a heterogeneous agent model calibrated to match measured spending dynamics over four years following an income shock (Fagereng, Holm, and Natvik (2021)), we assess the effectiveness of three fiscal stimulus policies employed during recent recessions. Unemployment insurance (UI) extensions...
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Using households' balance sheet composition in the Panel Survey of Income Dynamics, we identify six household types. Since 1999, there has been a decline in the share of patient households and an increase in the share of impatient households with negative wealth. Using a six-agent New Keynesian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910227