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Medium-Term Fiscal Multipliers during Protracted Recessions

The paper examines the consequences of fiscal consolidation in times of persistently low growth and high unemployment by estimating medium-term fiscal multipliers during protracted recessions (PR) in a sample of 17 OECD countries. Based on Jorda’s (2005) local projection methodology, we find that cu...

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Main Author: Dell'Erba, Salvatore
Other Authors: Poplawski Ribeiro, Marcos, Koloskova, Ksenia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2014
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Labour; Income Economics
Employment; Economic Theory
Fiscal Multipliers
Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, And Job Search
Fiscal Policy
Fiscal Consolidation
Labor Markets
Aggregate Labor Productivity
Unemployment
Demand And Supply Of Labor: General
Aggregate Human Capital
Particular Labor Markets: General
Labor
National Government Expenditures And Related Policies: General
Cycles
Taxation, Subsidies, And Revenue: General
Labor Market
Macroeconomics
Wages
Business Fluctuations
Intergenerational Income Distribution
Employment
United States
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Summary:The paper examines the consequences of fiscal consolidation in times of persistently low growth and high unemployment by estimating medium-term fiscal multipliers during protracted recessions (PR) in a sample of 17 OECD countries. Based on Jorda’s (2005) local projection methodology, we find that cumulative fiscal multipliers related to output, employment and unemployment at five-year horizons are significantly above one during PR episodes. These results suggest that medium-term fiscal consolidation plans to reduce public debt burdens should proceed gradually if economic activity remains below trend for a prolonged period
Physical Description:42 pages
ISBN:9781498336192

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