Fiscal Policy and Economic Activity During Recessions in Advanced Economies
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Summary:
Using data for advanced economies, this paper investigates whether factors identified in the theoretical and empirical literature explain the effectiveness of fiscal policy in responding to recessions. The results are informative about the fiscal response to recessions but provide only a partial explanation of the impact of fiscal policy on economic activity. Overall, it would appear that fiscal multipliers are very small.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2002/087
Subject:
Automatic stabilizers Fiscal multipliers Fiscal policy Fiscal stance Fiscal stimulus Government debt management
Frequency:
Quarterly
English
Publication Date:
May 1, 2002
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451851038/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA0872002
Pages:
24
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