Estimates of the Output Gap in Armenia with Applications to Monetary and Fiscal Policy

This paper employs several econometric techniques to estimate the Armenian output gap. The findings indicate that the output gap is significantly positive in 2007 and 2008 and decreased dramatically in 2009. The paper uses these results to estimate a New Keynesian Phillips curve for Armenia, suggest...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2010
Series:IMF Working Papers
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653 |a Fiscal stance 
653 |a Treasury Policy 
653 |a Inflation 
653 |a Comparative or Joint Analysis of Fiscal and Monetary Policy 
653 |a Potential output 
653 |a Stabilization 
653 |a Output gap 
653 |a Deflation 
653 |a National Deficit Surplus 
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653 |a Business Fluctuations 
653 |a Public Finance 
653 |a Monetary Policy 
653 |a Bayesian Analysis: General 
653 |a Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents: General 
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520 |a This paper employs several econometric techniques to estimate the Armenian output gap. The findings indicate that the output gap is significantly positive in 2007 and 2008 and decreased dramatically in 2009. The paper uses these results to estimate a New Keynesian Phillips curve for Armenia, suggesting a significant role of the output gap and inflation expectations in determining current inflation. Finally, the underlying fiscal stance over the period 2000-09 is assessed by estimating the cyclically-adjusted fiscal balance. Most of Armenia’s fiscal deficit is found to be structural. Fiscal policy, while providing counter-cyclical support in 2009, has been largely pro-cyclical in the past