Debt Hangover in the Aftermath of the Great Recession

Stéphane Auray, Aurélien Eyquem and Paul Gomme

No 17003, Working Papers from Concordia University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Following the Great Recession, U.S. government debt levels exceeded 100% of output. We develop a macroeconomic model to evaluate the role of various shocks during and after the Great Recession; labor market shocks have the greatest impact on macroeconomic activity. We then evaluate the consequences of using alternative fiscal policy instruments to implement a fiscal austerity program to return the debt-output ratio to its pre-Great Recession level. Our welfare analysis reveals that there is not much difference between applying fiscal austerity through government spending, the labor income tax, or the consumption tax; using the capital income tax is welfare-reducing.

Keywords: fiscal policy; fiscal austerity; Great Recession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 E62 H63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50 pages
Date: 2017-11
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