Public debt dynamics :: the effects of austerity, inflation, and growth shocks /

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,...

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1. Verfasser: Cherif, Reda
Körperschaft: International Monetary Fund. Institute for Capacity Development
Weitere Verfasser: Hasanov, Fuad, 1978-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Schriftenreihe:IMF working paper ; WP/12/230.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:At head of title: Institute for Capacity Development.
"September 2012."
Beschreibung:1 online resource (28 pages) : charts
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-16).
ISBN:1475541279
9781475541274
1475510551
9781475510553
1475565542
9781475565546
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9781475593754

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