We propose and apply a new approach for analyzing the effects of fiscal policy using vector autoregressions. Unlike most of the previous literature this approach does not require that the contemporaneous reaction of some variables to fiscal policy shocks be set to zero or need additional...

This article examines fiscal policy shocks in the UK through using a Bayesian Vector Auto-regression (BVAR) model which applies Mountford and Uhlig (2009) type sign restriction. It investigates the impact of three fiscal policy experiments on macroeconomic variable. Specifically, the...

It is often argued that fiscal stabilisation in the euro area compares unfavourably with the US, not least because of the perceived limitations of the Stability and Growth Pact. This paper qualifies this perception by taking a closer look at fiscal policy making since the mid-1990s. It examines...