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Government Spending and Consumption at the Zero Lower Bound: Evidence from Household Retail Purchase Data

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  • Marios Karabarbounis

    (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)

  • Marianna Kudlyak

    (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)

  • M. Saif Mehkari

    (University of Richmond)

  • Bill Dupor

    (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)

Abstract

This paper uses cross-regional variation in the fiscal stimulus of 2009-2013 to analyze the effects of government spending on household-level consumption when the nominal interest rate is zero. The key novelty is the construction of a comprehensive measure of local consumption expenditures using (i) household-level retail purchase data using Nielsen Homescan Consumer Panel and (ii) state-level consumption data from the BEA. Most of our specifications point toward a significantly positive consumption multiplier around 0.25 for non-durable consumption. We translate our regional multiplier into an aggregate multiplier using a heterogeneous agents, New Keynesian model with multiple regions and input linkages.

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  • Marios Karabarbounis & Marianna Kudlyak & M. Saif Mehkari & Bill Dupor, 2016. "Government Spending and Consumption at the Zero Lower Bound: Evidence from Household Retail Purchase Data," 2016 Meeting Papers 1463, Society for Economic Dynamics.
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