McAdam, Peter and Hughes Hallett, AJ (2003) Deficit Targeting Strategies: Fiscal Consolidation And The Probability Distribution Of Deficits Under The Stability Pact. Journal of Common Market Studies, 41 (3). pp. 421-444. ISSN 0021-9886 .
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Abstract
Using stochastic simulations, this article analyses the probability distribution of a country's deficit ratio under fixed exchange rates and a variety of monetary and fiscal policy rules. The purpose is to show how the probability of an 'excessive deficit', defined by Europe's Stability Pact as a deficit to GDP ratio above 3 per cent, varies with different deficit targets and policy rules. Using a macro model, we find that when subject to historically consistent shocks, these fiscal ratios typically have a wide distribution, with fat tails and significantly longer tails on the upper side. That means fiscal targets may have to be country-specific and conservative, and that fiscal policy has to be forward-looking to keep the probability of excessive deficits below acceptable limits
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Economics |
| Depositing User: | Francis Green |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2008 16:37 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2010 14:35 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/9448 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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