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Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Performance

de Lima, Pedro - 2003

This paper analyses the major changes in both monetary and fiscal policy that have taken place over the past two decades and, within the limits of the existing empirical research, evaluates the overall costs and benefits for the OECD economies. The general findings for monetary policy are that,...

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Iceland: Challenging Times for Monetary and Fiscal Policies

de Michelis, Andrea - 2009

Monetary and fiscal policies face huge challenges: the banking sector has collapsed; the economy is in the midst of a … the Icelandic economy and lay out the foundations for a sustainable recovery. The key recommendations are to seek entry in …

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Growth-Promoting Policies and Macroeconomic Stability

Sutherland, Douglas; Hoeller, Peter - 2013

Policy reforms aimed at boosting long-run growth often have side effects – positive or negative – on an economy … reconsideration of the role growth-promoting policies play in shaping the vulnerability and resilience of an economy to macroeconomic …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014151193

Speed of Adjustment to Selected Labour Market and Tax Reforms

Mourougane, Annabelle - 2008

This paper examines the nature and the length of economic adjustments to selected structural reforms, drawing on a variety of approaches: descriptive analysis and simulations using Dynamic General Equilibrium and macro-economic neo-Keynesian models. The descriptive analysis suggests that the...

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Interactions Between Monetary and Fiscal Policy : How Monetary Conditions Affect Fiscal Consolidation

Ahrend, Rudiger - 2006

This paper assesses how and in what circumstances, fiscal consolidations are affected by monetary conditions, using data covering 24 OECD countries over the past 25 years, Focusing on fiscal consolidation “episodes”, it is found that these tend to occur when large budget deficits threaten...

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Policies to Improve Turkey's Resilience to Financial Market Shocks

Brook, Anne-Marie - 2006

economy and the steps that can be taken to improve macroeconomic resilience to shocks. This Working Paper relates to the 2006 …

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Counter-cyclical Economic Policy

Sutherland, Douglas; Hoeller, Peter; Égert, Balázs; … - 2010

What changes are needed to make counter-cyclical economic policy more effective in the aftermath of the recent crisis? An important lesson from the severity of the recent recession is that policy in various areas will have to be more prudent during upswings and to build in greater safety margins...

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A Golden Rule for Russia? How a Rule-Based Fiscal Policy Can Allow a Smooth Adjustment to the New Terms of Trade

Gianella, Christian - 2007

The Russian economy continues to grow strongly, buoyed by rising terms of trade, which, in turn, are supporting a boom … macroeconomic management. It first examines the impact of rising terms of trade on the domestic economy, particularly with respect … instrument for tackling this challenge. It therefore focuses on the potential role of a fiscal rule in insulating the economy and …

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Israel: Monetary and Fiscal Policy

Moeser, Charlotte - 2010

Israel’s monetary policy framework is broadly sound. Inflation targeting was introduced in the early 1990s, and low single-digit inflation was established by the end of the decade. However, fast transmission from the exchange rate to inflation means the operational challenges differ somewhat...

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Managing Chile's Macroeconomy during and after the Copper Price Boom

de Mello, Luiz - 2008

Compliance with the structural budget surplus rule, which has been in place since 2001, has allowed the government to maintain a counter-cyclical fiscal stance in an environment of rising copper prices, while delivering a gradual reduction in public indebtedness. Monetary policy is conducted...

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