Identifying Fiscal Policy Transmission in Stochastic Debt Forecasts /

A stochastic debt forecasting framework is presented where projected debt distributions reflect both the joint realization of the fiscal policy reaction to contemporaneous stochastic macroeconomic projections, and also the second-round effects of fiscal policy on macroeconomic projections. The forec...

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Autor principal: Kawakami, Kei
Outros Autores: Romeu, Rafael
Formato: Periódico
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Colecção:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/107
Acesso em linha:Full text available on IMF
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