Appraising fiscal reaction functions

We estimate fiscal responses for an OECD panel, accounting for cross-country interactions, and also estimate the fiscal responses in a panel VAR. We find that governments have increased primary balances when facing higher government indebtedness, implying a Ricardian fiscal regime, while primary bal...

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Main Author: Afonso, António (author)
Other Authors: Jalles, João Tovar (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/3783
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/3783