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Date.
Lecture 7: Fiscal Poling
7 Fisial Polig
-Tredilunally, Me hordle: stabilsetion, while fiscal policg handles diht masge
- Pu 2008, run moutag policg frommnck on independent (B ond Tihe,
fiscal policy was secndorG
- Pest 2007, with i ut 2LB, discretioncry tistal poliry essential fa stablsatien

- Modern Monetory Theorg argees that (B should menegt diht Cby proatrag
momy Iceating Arrses), while FP monage slabibsutin Espending to crach FE)


) Automotic Stabilisatian
- Automatic stabilisers one teutues of tor ond transter syslums that damper
impact of ecunumie shocks on AO and outpat without regairing uctive

gout They
act autematically and immediale as they
intervention. occar

withont timu lags associoted with discretinarg fistal pelcg
- Mchonisms ot slabilisation

D Turation

•it tax LT) is high, muttiplier is smalles. trogenons shacks Cess & Hecton
cate
in dewnturn, as empligmend ondiacomed, total tares collectiel & automotu
which hilps suppoit houshold disposcubl incem
2) Trunstes (Unempluymnt. bintits)
• gort tonster inversily propurtronul to output
. oulput I-7animplegmvat -a uremployment benmtil payутеnй
• furtler ottset impuct of ashockenure houwheld incony tall ss then
it would had in obrena of such tof
- EftectivemN and Empiricel Evidian
In Us, proportion ot econumic shock oltset by automptu stabilisers ppor 10%.
Tmes ottset appron 8% ond It oftset oppaя 285
- Why ard etfects ulatinly small?
PIH: housheld geauully buse as.on W. butematic stabilicts one lepmperay
Honeer,
respuading to curend lycle they have small effect on at hnа sc

• Liquidity construints: some exedit constamt heurcheld will ceat sigarticatly t

temporary changes in disposabe income prorichid by
antomotic stabiyes

,Date.
T


7 Active Stabilısetun Pdug
- seters to discretiunong goue to manage AD and stiady grontn, prrasce FE
- its dnipore is tomitigete impact ot econommo crists or shocks by linting
biy surings in Gop and ntel sugs in in intlatn/dtlat


L7E.g. 2008 Finoncial Crns CovIo, malat crwh or debt dita и

active polirg dilirade,ntimporerivas dwisikas by pellgmaleri



requicas

- it is alo adopt when MP is tective, such os i rtuch UB o..Ca
- Activa poliry is hinderad by lony und variable lags to esthr ralognist

The shock or for peling to take tttect.
Becone of lagsi ecunumic conditions chonge betord peling impad ta11

may andertally destabilire cinomy

- Fiscal Poling in 3-Equatins Modul
•I in gort spending CGJ -1V0-7
CL
95 shitt 15 to the right Toutant
B
A
45' Ths initial boost is knuwa as full maltigdie ctht
25
• In medium ran, attects ard dilterant
PC、カこか) As antput rises
nises abont equitbrium Ciy, 91
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4,0 intlationwry passua incaart,It updauds
мR
shitt PC upnad. to ntoin to , CB

Yz ye irtori
The ut ittet betueen shod • Eueatually, higher nhresl rabs"crond uat"
and medun ion dependson privath nveitmint and cunsumpton untiloatant
MP and CB respand to shok returns to yea

·In mediur iun, cranding unt is cumpliay lunyiwn
mullipler etted is eо


- Ettectivass ut Fiscal Policy
・ASグT→ A加个の→フロケー→ーフレケーューマAD个... cante mattiale Hes,
the sin dpinds on the degrae whch. P2H holds

• Houder, undr PZH, respeAie of consumption can oftset the 7 dmand

dm to gout spinding Ceven in shad an)

, assume free borrowing and bading and
lung sum toxes (o.g. not topital iaceme tous / prrgrtssin laben rr
Date.
aretra a fr goutt erd houssad.
Ricodion Equialmc: under stong asumptunss the Rrnden bnlesa the
suggest thet timng of tares is iralevont. Ratonal ndiduets patupee
speading requrw fotad taxes,
lurrant dint tinenad so thay t sdvings
thra consumpton having AD uchongid
Permunint chongos in g ard expeied to hos no eftert on outpet
becouse thoy ore fally oHset by consumptin adjustmlat by PIH.
temporoig changes in g con slill attect rutpnt ,es consumrs dont4 lully
oltset a one oft shock with litetime surings adjustmunts
• Houeer, the mudel rots that while PIH suggeit c oltset, eiedit constaind

howehold react more stongly to tiscal changes, potintially i multiplst
37 Governmint Budget Coastraint
0 Gttie Be-, = Te 1 Cвe -Be-) sMe
Goid spending cun be
finonad tn

whire be is numinul gort spending tuxes
@nu diь1
ie Ber = ntreit paymunts on outsbading numual chht
print mony trattatonta
Te= numinul tux ao (8M120)
CBe-Be) Issuond ot nww nuninul diht

sMe= chonge in mury supply Cassume CBindipendince DN1=0)
① Primory Budget Diticit CDes : D = Ge-Te
To undustond dibt sustairability, ne lonved nominol constaint into real teim
Bes Pe
divide by Pe 爱人号 = ber .1H
Ge CHie)Bel.

ge t (tre) ber = te t be
bt = (ltr)be-r + (ge -te)

The Intetempural Budgel lonstroint (mat perrod debl)
Cte1-9e11) the11
)14391-1 = 7te-ge) 4bt 1/ub be= t
N
dibt cepretgrow
thor.
bei0
taik (Ha)he1 =(te-ge) bt g) Viepent inthate pen
lim EHijn =0 20
n


.. the cmt stuck of ,dal cdbt + intrest murt be egual to
present valur it all tuturt primerg surplases. Csafficisnt to repay)
ait goud cues primirg deticit today (g7t), H matron primary suploses
In tutwa to emun sulrent

Ricaidion- suggert it Censuaes ae raticnal, tun cut today
Ttill hold
dalog to talore

aceal nihaint mulH

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