The fiscal consequences of deflation : evidence from the golden age of globalization

We study the fiscal consequences of deflation on a panel of 17 economies in the first wave of globalization, between 1870 and 1914. By means of impulse response analyses and panel regressions, we find that a 1 percent fall in the price level leads to an increase in the public debt ratio of about 0.2...

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Autor principal: Afonso, António (author)
Outros Autores: Jalles, João Tovar (author)
Formato: workingPaper
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2016
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/12305
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/12305