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Assessing Fiscal EpisodesAntonio AfonsoTechnical University of Lisbon - ISEG (School of Economics and Management); UECE (Research Unit on Complexity and Economics); European Central Bank (ECB) João Tovar JallesUniversity of Aberdeen - Business School; European Central Bank, DG Economics - Fiscal Policies Division September 16, 2011 ISEG Working Paper No. 15/2011/DE/UECE Abstract: In an OCDE panel, for the period 1970-2010, we assess the effects of fiscal consolidation episodes, with four different definitions. Our results reveal that lower final government consumption would increase private consumption in three out of the four approaches, when there is a fiscal consolidation, and the debt ratio is above the cross-country average. The change in the cyclically adjusted primary balance and the duration of the consolidation episode contribute for the success of the consolidation, and the opposite applies if the latter is more based on the revenue side. Finally, the effects of social transfers on private investment tend to be negative.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 41 Keywords: fiscal consolidation, non-Keynesian effects, panel data, logit JEL Classification: C23, E21, E62, H5, H62 working papers seriesDate posted: September 17, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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