Public Debt Dynamics : The Effects of Austerity, Inflation, and Growth Shocks /

We study how macroeconomic shocks affect U.S. public debt dynamics using a VAR with debt feedback. Following a fiscal austerity shock, the debt ratio initially declines and then returns to its pre-shock path. Yet, the effect is not statistically significant. In a weak economic environment, the likel...

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Egile nagusia: Hasanov, Fuad
Beste egile batzuk: Cherif, Reda
Formatua: Aldizkaria
Hizkuntza:English
Argitaratua: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Saila:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/230
Sarrera elektronikoa:Full text available on IMF