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Fiscal Multiplier in Bolivia: Do the Nationalization Process and the Unconventional Monetary Policy matter?

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  • Wilma Ticona Huanca

    (Universitat de Barcelona)

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This paper studies the fiscal multiplier in Bolivia considering key characteristics of the country and compares the results obtained for Bolivia with the fiscal multipliers estimated for Latin American countries. The main finding is that a positive shock to government spending increases output causing a larger short term response, with an impact multiplier of 0.74. This value is robust when the unconventional monetary policy is added, reaching a value of 0.73. Consideration of the Bolivian nationalization process in the analysis uncovers distinct impact multipliers, with a higher value during the Pre-nationalization (1990-2005) than the Post-nationalization (2006-2019) periods which correspond, respectively, to crisis and boom periods. A comparative analysis with Latin American countries confirms that fiscal multipliers are higher in the short term and economic downturns.

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  • Wilma Ticona Huanca, 2023. "Fiscal Multiplier in Bolivia: Do the Nationalization Process and the Unconventional Monetary Policy matter?," UB School of Economics Working Papers 2023/444, University of Barcelona School of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ewp:wpaper:444web
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    Keywords

    Fiscal multiplier; government spending; unconventional monetary policy.;
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    JEL classification:

    • B22 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Macroeconomics
    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General

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