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Public Spending Management and Macroeconomic Interdependence

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This paper studies, in the context of a New Open Economy Macroeconomics (NOEM) model, the effects of "public competition policies" aimed at improving the efficiency of public spending. Such measures are modeled as an increase in the price elasticity of public consumption. The paper finds that public competition policies significantly affect macroeconomic interdependence across countries. Following a domestic fiscal expansion, an higher public price elasticity increases the substitutability between goods purchased by the domestic and the foreign governments. The same exchange rate variation can therefore sustain larger shifts in relative demand for goods. The expenditure-switching effect is magnified, implying a larger change in relative output. In welfare terms, countries with a larger government sector have an incentive to promote public competition policies.
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  • Giovanni Ganelli, 2008. "Public Spending Management and Macroeconomic Interdependence," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 241-259, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:kap:openec:v:19:y:2008:i:2:p:241-259
    DOI: 10.1007/s11079-007-9018-8
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    Keywords

    Public competition policies; Macroeconomic interdependence; Government spending; E62; F41; H11;
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    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government

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