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Binding Constraints and Second-Best Strategies in Endogenous Growth Models with Public Finance

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  • Florian Misch

    (Centre for European Economic Research)

  • Norman Gemmell

    (University of Nottingham and The Treasury, New Zealand)

  • Richard Kneller

    (University of Notingham)

Abstract

This paper uses an endogenous growth model with public finance to test whether alleviating the most binding constraint to growth corresponds to the optimal fiscal policy adjustment. It makes two contributions: first, it shows that this strategy is optimal if there is only one policy adjustment which alleviates the most binding constraint. When there are several, some of them may in fact reduce growth. The second contribution is therefore to develop a simple guiding principle for this situation: we show that it is likely optimal to adopt the policy adjustment which alleviates the most and worsens the least binding constraint.

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Article provided by De Gruyter in its journal Journal of Globalization and Development.

Volume (Year): 1 (2010)
Issue (Month): 2 ()
Pages: 3

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Handle: RePEc:bpj:globdv:v:1:y:2010:i:2:n:3

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Keywords: Economic Growth; Public Finance; Macroeconomics; growth diagnostics; binding constraints; economic growth; productive public spending; optimal fiscal policy;

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  1. Misch, Florian & Gemmell, Norman & Kneller, Richard, 2013. "Using surveys of business perceptions as a guide to growth-enhancing fiscal reforms," ZEW Discussion Papers 13-012, ZEW - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung / Center for European Economic Research.

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