## Abstract We propose and apply a new approach for analyzing the effects of fiscal policy using vector autoregressions. Specifically, we use sign restrictions to identify a government revenue shock as well as a government spending shock, while controlling for a generic business cycle shock and a m
Isolation effects and the neglect of indirect effects of fiscal policies
โ Scribed by Edward J. McCaffery; Jonathan Baron
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-3257
- DOI
- 10.1002/bdm.525
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