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Fiscal policy over the cycle: the role of automatic stabilizers

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This article suggests a new adjusted fiscal balance to be used in studies of the cyclicality of fiscal policy. The suggested approach takes into account both discretionary policy action and those automatic stabilizers that are a systematic component of the tax and benefit system, but excludes additional revenues that are due to applying an unchanged average tax rate to nominal GDP in excess of potential. This article argues that this has advantages over the previous approaches relying either on the overall or the cyclically adjusted (or structural) primary balance.

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  • Alexander Klemm, 2015. "Fiscal policy over the cycle: the role of automatic stabilizers," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(16), pages 1298-1302, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:22:y:2015:i:16:p:1298-1302
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2015.1026575
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    1. Liu, Kai & Poplawski-Ribeiro, Marcos, 2015. "Short- and Long-Run Fiscal Elasticities: International Evidence," MPRA Paper 65950, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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