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Online-Ressource (596 p)
ISBN:
9780226018447
Serie:
NBER-Conference Report
Inhalt:
The recent recession has brought fiscal policy back to the forefront, with economists and policy makers struggling to reach a consensus on highly political issues like tax rates and government spending. At the heart of the debate are fiscal multipliers, whose size and sensitivity determine the power of such policies to influence economic growth.Fiscal Policy after the Financial Crisis focuses on the effects of fiscal stimuli and increased government spending, with contributions that consider the measurement of the multiplier effect and its size. In the face of uncertainty o
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CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Government Spending and Private Activity; 2. Fiscal Multipliers in Recession and Expansion; 3. The Household Effects of Government Spending; 4. The Role of Growth Slowdowns and Forecast Errorsin Public Debt Crises; 5. Game Over: Simulating Unsustainable Fiscal Policy; 6. How Do Laffer Curves Differ across Countries?; 7. Perceptions and Misperceptions of Fiscal Inflation; 8. The "Austerity Myth": Gain without Pain?; 9. Can Public Sector Wage Bills Be Reduced?; 10. Entitlement Reforms in Europe: Policy Mixes in theCurrent Pension Reform Process
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11. "Fiscal Devaluation" and Fiscal Consolidation:The VAT in Troubled Times12. Fiscal Rules: Theoretical Issues andHistorical Experiences; 13. The Electoral Consequences of LargeFiscal Adjustments; Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index
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ISBN 9780226018584
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ISBN 9780226018447
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Fiscal Policy after the Financial Crisis
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
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Mehr zum Autor:
Giavazzi, Francesco 1949-
Mehr zum Autor:
Alesina, Alberto 1957-2020
