Public debt dynamics: the effects of austerity, inflation, and growth shocks
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Main Author: Cherif, Reda (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2012
Series:IMF working paper WP/12/230
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Item Description:At head of title: Institute for Capacity Development. - "September 2012."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-16)
The author studies how macroeconomic shocks affect U.S. public debt dynamics using a VAR with debt feedback. Following a fiscal austerity shock, the debt ratio initially declines and then returns to its pre-shock path. Yet, the effect is not statistically significant. In a weak economic environment, the likelihood of a self-defeating austerity shock is much higher than in normal times. An inflation shock only slightly reduces the debt ratio for a few quarters. A positive growth shock unambiguously lowers debt. In our specification, the debt ratio is stationary, whereas a VAR excluding debt may imply an explosive debt path
Physical Description:28 pages
ISBN:1475541279
9781475541274

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