Sovereign Risk, Fiscal Policy, and Macroeconomic Stability /
This paper analyzes the impact of strained government finances on macroeconomic stability and the transmission of fiscal policy. Using a variant of the model by Curdia and Woodford (2009), we study a "sovereign risk channel" through which sovereign default risk raises funding costs in the...
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| Iaith: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2012.
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| Cyfres: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2012/033 |
| Mynediad Ar-lein: | Full text available on IMF |
| Crynodeb: | This paper analyzes the impact of strained government finances on macroeconomic stability and the transmission of fiscal policy. Using a variant of the model by Curdia and Woodford (2009), we study a "sovereign risk channel" through which sovereign default risk raises funding costs in the private sector. If monetary policy is constrained, the sovereign risk channel exacerbates indeterminacy problems: private-sector beliefs of a weakening economy may become self-fulfilling. In addition, sovereign risk amplifies the effects of negative cyclical shocks. Under those conditions, fiscal retrenchment can help curtail the risk of macroeconomic instability and, in extreme cases, even stimulate economic activity. |
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| Disgrifiad Corfforoll: | 1 online resource (56 pages) |
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| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
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