Fiscal and Monetary Policy During Downturns : Evidence From the G7 /

This paper analyzes how fiscal and monetary policy typically respond during downturns in G7 countries. It evaluates whether discretionary fiscal responses to downturns are timely and temporary, and compares the response of fiscal policy to that of monetary policy. The results suggest that while resp...

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1. Verfasser: Stehn, Sven Jari
Weitere Verfasser: Leigh, Daniel
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/050
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF