Is There a Stabilizing Role for Fiscal Policy in the New Consensus?

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作者
Setterfield, Mark [1 ]
机构
[1] Trinity Coll, Dept Econ, Hartford, CT 06106 USA
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10.1080/09538250701453105
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要
This paper considers the possibility of using fiscal rather than monetary policy as the instrument of stabilization policy in a new consensus framework. Describing the conduct of fiscal policy in terms of a 'pseudo Taylor rule', it is shown that fiscal policy is as, if not more, effective than monetary policy as a tool for macroeconomic stabilization. The conclusion reached is that the comparative neglect of fiscal policy as an instrument of stabilization policy in new consensus macroeconomics is unwarranted.
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页码:405 / 418
页数:14
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