Optimal Correction of the Public Debt and Fiscal Resilience Measures

34 Pages Posted: 29 Apr 2020

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Barbara Annicchiarico

Roma Tre University - Department of Law

Fabio Di Dio

European Union - JRC-Ispra, European Commision

Stefano Patri

Sapienza University of Rome

Date Written: April 29, 2020

Abstract

This paper derives the optimal response of the primary budget surplus to changes in the debt-to-GDP ratio in a stochastic model of debt. Under the optimal solution the surplus reactivity to the debt-to-GDP ratio is independent of the debt ratio itself, but its size depends on economic fundamentals and on the degree of uncertainty surrounding the impact of fiscal policies. We propose two measures of fiscal resilience under the optimal control that may be used to gauge the soundness of a consolidation plan and as early warning indicators of fiscal imbalances.

Keywords: Debt-to-GDP Ratio, Optimal Control, Fiscal Consolidation, Resilience

JEL Classification: H62, H63, E63

Suggested Citation

Annicchiarico, Barbara and Di Dio, Fabio and Patri, Stefano, Optimal Correction of the Public Debt and Fiscal Resilience Measures (April 29, 2020). CEIS Working Paper No. 479 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3588254 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3588254

Barbara Annicchiarico

Roma Tre University - Department of Law ( email )

Via Ostiense 163
Roma, RM 00154
Italy

Fabio Di Dio (Contact Author)

European Union - JRC-Ispra, European Commision ( email )

Via Enrico Fermi 2749, Ispra, VA
Ispra (VA), 21027
Italy

Stefano Patri

Sapienza University of Rome ( email )

Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5
Rome, 00185
Italy

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