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In this paper we derive optimal monetary targeting rules under various assumptions about fiscal behavior. In contrast to the existing literature we use a linear-quadratic approach and allow for dynamic games between the two policy authorities. It is shown that optimal monetary behavior is...
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When inflation picks up, central banks are most concerned that the de-anchoring of inflation expectations and the … ignition of wage-price spirals will trigger inflation dynamic instability. However, such scenarios do not materialize in the … updated according to the actual inflation process, with indexed wages, and persistent inflation shocks. In these cases, a more …
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Does an inflation conservative central bank à la Rogoff (1985) remain desirable in a setting with endogenous fiscal … optimal inflation rate internalizing this distortion is positive, but lack of monetary commitment robustly generates too much … inflation. A conservative monetary authority thus remains desirable. When fiscal policy is determined before monetary policy …
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Does an inflation conservative central bank agrave; la Rogoff (1985) remain desirable in a setting with endogenous … spending. The optimal inflation rate internalizing this distortion is positive, but lack of monetary commitment robustly … generates too much inflation. A conservative monetary authority thus remains desirable. Exclusive focus on inflation by the …
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We use daily survey data from Gallup to assess whether households' beliefs about economic conditions are influenced by surprises in monetary policy announcements. We first provide more general evidence that public confidence in the state of the economy reacts to certain types of macroeconomic...
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This paper reviews the performance of the euro area since the euro's launch 20 years ago. It argues that the euro crisis has exposed existential flaws in the euro regime. Intra-area divergences and the corresponding buildup of imbalances had remained unchecked prior to the crisis. As those...
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In recent years, the US public debt has grown rapidly, with last fiscal year's deficit reaching nearly $1.3 trillion. Meanwhile, many of the euro nations with large amounts of public debt have come close to bankruptcy and loss of capital market access. The same may soon be true of many US states...
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In recent years, the US public debt has grown rapidly, with last fiscal year's deficit reaching nearly $1.3 trillion. Meanwhile, many of the euro nations with large amounts of public debt have come close to bankruptcy and loss of capital market access. The same may soon be true of many US states...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008759450
This paper studies the impact government expenditure has on inflation by examining an augmented Phillips curve implied …, Changes in government expenditure account for a substantial portion of inflation variations and provide new insights into the … "missing disinflation" puzzle, We also find that inflation and inflation expectations respond negatively to fiscal spending …
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international shock propagation for the euro area, the US, Japan, the UK, China, oil-exporting economies and the rest of the world …
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