Bianchi, Francesco; Faccini, Renato; Melosi, Leonardo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We develop a new class of general equilibrium models with partially unfunded debt to propose a fiscal theory of trend … inflation. In response to business cycle shocks, the monetary authority controls inflation, and the fiscal authority stabilizes … debt. However, the central bank accommodates unfunded fiscal shocks, causing persistent movements in inflation, output, and …