Would Population Aging Change the Output Effects of Fiscal Policy? /

Would population aging affect the effectiveness of fiscal stimulus? Despite the renewed focus on population aging, there are few empirical studies on the output effects of fiscal policy in aging economies. Our study fills this gap by analyzing this issue in OECD countries. We find that, as populatio...

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Hlavní autor: Honda, Jiro
Další autoři: Miyamoto, Hiroaki
Médium: Časopis
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020.
Edice:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/092
On-line přístup:Full text available on IMF
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