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In this paper we investigate the possible effects of fiscal tightening in Hungary from two perspectives. First, simulations in an estimated neo-Keynesian model are used to characterise the effects of different scenarios for fiscal consolidations. We show that the composition of fiscal shocks is...
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The New Consensus approach in macroeconomics is criticised for its exclusive but unwarranted reliance on stabilising monetary policies, for its ill-designed approach to the role of wages and wage policies, and for its complete neglect of fiscal policies. From a Post-Keynesian perspective, it is...
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Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of this century. Mitigation requires a large-scale transition to a low-carbon economy. This paper provides an overview of the rapidly growing literature on the role of macroeconomic and financial policy tools in enabling this transition. The...
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We show that the effectiveness of redistribution policy in stimulating the economy and improving welfare is directly … regime counteract the deflationary forces during the recession. Moreover, redistribution produces a Pareto improvement under …
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We show that the effectiveness of redistribution policy is tied to how much inflation it generates, and thereby to … effects of the CARES Act in a COVID recession. We find that transfer multipliers are larger, and that moreover, redistribution …
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The eurozone sovereign debt crisis, characterized by enormous debt burdens faced by its weakest economies, has also induced a parallel credit crunch and illiquidity concerns for European banks. Bank holdings of sovereign debt issued by peripheral eurozone countries have dropped in value and are...
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This paper provides new evidence of the effect of monetary policy shocks on income inequality. Using a measure of … finds that contractionary (expansionary) monetary actions increase (reduce) income inequality. The effect, however, varies … business cycle, and across countries depending on the share of labor income and redistribution policies. In particular, we find …
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