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- Kevin Moran
- Dalibor Stevanovic
Abstract
Over the past few decades, the Canadian economy has faced a series of macroeconomic shocks of varying origins and types: the 2008–2009 global financial crisis, sharp fluctuations in commodity prices, the COVID-19 pandemic, periods of high geopolitical uncertainty, and rapid monetary tightening aimed at containing post-pandemic inflation. These episodes have profoundly affected macroeconomic conditions and posed significant challenges to public finances at both the federal and provincial levels. In this study, the authors propose an empirical assessment of the dynamic effects of five types of shocks on GDP, inflation, interest rates, as well as government revenues, expenditures and budget balances, with a particular focus on provincial public finances, notably those of Quebec. The analysis is based on the local projections methodology and uses quarterly data for Canada and Quebec. The results highlight differentiated impacts depending on the nature of the shocks, the aggregates examined and the jurisdictions. Some shocks, particularly those of a monetary or financial nature, have rapid and significant effects on public revenues and budget balances. Others, such as technological shocks or those related to commodity prices, generate more gradual responses, which vary by region. The methodological approach used in the study captures this heterogeneity without imposing a rigid parametric structure, thereby providing a valuable empirical foundation for guiding budget planning in an uncertain macroeconomic environment. Au cours des dernières décennies, l’économie canadienne a été confrontée à une succession de chocs macroéconomiques d’origines et de natures variées : crise financière mondiale de 2008-2009, fluctuations marquées des prix des matières premières, pandémie de COVID-19, périodes de forte incertitude géopolitique et resserrement monétaire rapide visant à contenir l’inflation post-pandémique. Ces épisodes ont profondément affecté les conditions macroéconomiques et posé d’importants défis aux finances publiques, tant au niveau fédéral que provincial. Dans cette étude, les auteurs proposent une évaluation empirique des effets dynamiques de cinq types de chocs sur le PIB, l’inflation, les taux d’intérêt, ainsi que sur les recettes, les dépenses et le solde budgétaire des administrations, en accordant une attention particulière aux finances publiques provinciales, notamment celles du Québec. L’analyse est basée sur la méthodologie des projections locales et s’appuie sur des données trimestrielles pour le Canada et le Québec. Les résultats mettent en évidence des impacts différenciés selon la nature des chocs, les agrégats étudiés et les territoires. Certains chocs, notamment ceux d’origine monétaire ou financière, produisent des effets rapides et significatifs sur les revenus publics et les soldes budgétaires. D’autres, tels que les chocs technologiques ou ceux liés aux prix des matières premières, engendrent des réponses plus progressives, différenciées selon les régions. L’approche méthodologique retenue permet de saisir cette hétérogénéité sans imposer de structure paramétrique rigide, et offre ainsi une base empirique précieuse pour orienter la planification budgétaire dans un environnement macroéconomique incertain.
Suggested Citation
Kevin Moran & Dalibor Stevanovic, 2025.
"Chocs macroéconomiques et finances publiques au Canada et au Québec,"
CIRANO Project Reports
2025rp-29, CIRANO.
Handle:
RePEc:cir:cirpro:2025rp-29
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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
- E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
- E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
- C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
- H68 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Forecasts of Budgets, Deficits, and Debt
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