Understanding the effects of government spending on consumption

Jordi Galí, Javier Valles and Alexander L. Wolman

No 2004/23, CFS Working Paper Series from Center for Financial Studies (CFS)

Abstract: Recent evidence on the effect of government spending shocks on consumption cannot be easily reconciled with existing optimizing business cycle models. We extend the standard New Keynesian model to allow for the presence of rule-of-thumb (non-Ricardian) consumers. We show how the interaction of the latter with sticky prices and deficit financing can account for the existing evidence on the effects of government spending.

Keywords: Rule-of-Thumb Consumers; Fiscal Multiplier; Government Spending; Taylor Rules (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E32 E62 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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Working Paper: Understanding the effects of government spending on consumption (2004)
Working Paper: Understanding the effects of government spending on consumption (2004)
Journal Article: Understanding the effects of government spending on consumption (2003)
Working Paper: Understanding the effects of government spending on consumption (2003)
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