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Policy Interaction, Learning and the Fiscal Theory of Prices

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George W. Evans () (University of Oregon Economics Department)
Seppo Honkapohja (University of Helsinki)

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We investigate both the rational explosive inflation paths studied by (McCallum 2001), and the classification of fiscal and monetary polices proposed by (Leeper 1991), for stability under learning of the rational expectations equilibria (REE). Our first result is that the fiscalist REE in the model of (McCallum 2001) is not locally stable under learning. In contrast, in the setting of (Leeper 1991), different possibilities can arise. We find, in particular, that there are parameter domains for which the fiscal theory solution, in which fiscal variables affect the price level, can be a stable outcome under learning. However, for other parameter domains the monetarist solution is instead the stable equilibrium.

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Date of creation: 03 Aug 2002
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Keywords: "Inflation; expectations; fiscal and monetary policy; explosive price paths";

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E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations

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