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作者:Webb, David C.
作者单位:University of London; London School Economics & Political Science
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作者:Gemmell, Norman; Kneller, Richard; Sanz, Ismael
摘要:The literatures testing for aggregate short-run or long-run growth impacts of fiscal policy use quite different methodologies. The former generally focuses on temporary fiscal 'shocks'; the latter typically have no short-run dynamics or assume homogeneity. We use regression methods that treat heterogeneous short-run dynamics explicitly within a long-run model. Results suggest that previously estimated 'long-run' growth effects of fiscal policy are typically achieved quickly, consistent with re...
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作者:Beetsma, Roel; Giuliodori, Massimo
作者单位:University of Amsterdam; Tinbergen Institute; University of Amsterdam
摘要:In this article, we review the theoretical consequences of government purchases shocks for both closed and open economies, followed by a discussion of the empirical literature. Next, we provide our own estimates for the EU countries. We find that an increase in government purchases raises output, consumption and investment and reduces the trade balance. However, the stimulating effect is weaker and the trade balance reduction is larger for the more open EU economies, consistent with larger lea...
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作者:Vines, David
作者单位:University of Oxford; University of Oxford; Australian National University
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作者:Metcalfe, Robert; Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Dolan, Paul
作者单位:University of Oxford; Nanyang Technological University; University of London; London School Economics & Political Science
摘要:Using a longitudinal household panel dataset in the UK, where a significant proportion of the interviews are conducted in September each year, we are able to show that the attacks of September 11 resulted in lower levels of subjective well-being for those interviewed after that date in 2001 compared with those interviewed before it. This quasi-experiment provides one of the first examples of the impact of a terrorist attack in one country on well-being in another country.
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作者:Arnold, Jens Matthias; Brys, Bert; Heady, Christopher; Johansson, Asa; Schwellnus, Cyrille; Vartia, Laura
作者单位:University of Kent
摘要:This article identifies tax policy that both speeds recovery from the current economic crisis and contributes to long-run growth. This is a challenge because short-term recovery requires increases in demand while long-term growth requires increases in supply. As short-term tax concessions can be hard to reverse, this implies that policies to alleviate the crisis could compromise long-run growth. The analysis makes use of recent evidence on the impact of tax structure on economic growth to iden...