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Macroeconomic uncertainties, prudent debt targets and fiscal rules

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  • Falilou Fall

    (OECD)

  • Jean-Marc Fournier

    (OECD)

Abstract

The sharp rise in debt experienced by most OECD countries raises questions about the prudent debt level countries should target. It also raises questions about the fiscal frameworks needed to reach them and to accommodate cyclical fluctuations along the path towards a prudent debt target. The objective of this paper is to define long-run prudent debt targets for OECD countries and country-specific fiscal rules. To this end, a semi-structural macroeconomic model for OECD countries and primary balance reaction functions are estimated. The shocks derived from these estimations are used to assess uncertainties surrounding the development of macroeconomic variables. The model is simulated up to 2040 to derive the prudent debt target for each country and design country-specific fiscal rules. Incertitudes macroéconomiques, cibles prudentes d'endettement et règles budgétaires La forte hausse de la dette que connaissent la majorité des pays de l’OCDE interroge sur le niveau prudent d’endettement que les pays doivent cibler. Elle interroge également sur les cadres budgétaires nécessaires pour y parvenir et absorber les fluctuations de la conjoncture tout au long de la trajectoire vers une cible prudente d’endettement. L’objectif de ce document est de définir des cibles prudentes d’endettement pour les pays de l’OCDE et des règles budgétaires propres à chacun d’entre eux. À cet effet, on procède à l’estimation d’un modèle macroéconomique semi-structurel des pays de l’OCDE et de fonctions de réaction du solde primaire. Les chocs calculés à partir de ces estimations servent à évaluer les incertitudes entourant l’évolution de variables macroéconomiques. La simulation est effectuée jusqu’en 2040 pour déduire le niveau d’endettement prudent pour chaque pays et élaborer des règles budgétaires propres à chacun.

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  • Falilou Fall & Jean-Marc Fournier, 2015. "Macroeconomic uncertainties, prudent debt targets and fiscal rules," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1230, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:1230-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jrxv0bf2vmx-en
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    Keywords

    debt; dette; fiscal policy; fiscal rules; politique budgétaire; règle budgétaire;
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    JEL classification:

    • E27 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus
    • H68 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Forecasts of Budgets, Deficits, and Debt

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