Using a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model that accounts for credit constraints, we study the effects of fiscal stimulus on the macroeconomy. We show that the presence of credit constraints results in larger fiscal multipliers than indicated by the standard DSGE models. If...

This article uses micro-level data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX) to study consumers’ spending responses to the child tax credit. The article provides one test of the permanent-income hypothesis (PIH) that infers that temporary changes in income have little effect on consumer...

The article explains the need for reform of the current mechanism for updating the fixed capital. The expediency of state participation in the implementation of the amortization policy is proved. A mechanism that ensures transformation of depreciation into the source of real financing of the...

We study the impact of monetary and fiscal policies on credit growth in Turkey using bank-level data from the last quarter of 2002 to the first quarter of 2008. We find evidence that the liquidity-constrained banks have a sharper decline in lending during contractionary monetary policies and...

The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the main features of budgetary and fiscal policies in the Keynesian framework. Thus, we analyzed the defining elements captured by J.M. Keynes in his main work, that discuss about the financial government instruments involving in the economy, showing...

The main goal of the Government's economic policy is represented by ensuring coherent macroeconomic stability, by maintaining a conservatory fiscal position and by promoting prudent salary policies in order to support disinflation and limit foreign imbalances which shall facilitate sustainable...

By studying the cross-country incidence of the 2008–2009 global financial crisis, we document a structural break in the way emerging economies responded to the global shock. Contrary to popular perceptions, emerging economies suffered growth collapses (relative to the pre-crisis levels)...