An Empirical Analysis of Monetary and Fiscal Policy Interaction in India

Janak Raj, Jeevan Khundrakpam and Dipika Das

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Abstract: This study analyses the behaviour of monetary and fiscal policies interaction in India using quarterly data for 2000Q2 to 2010Q1. It finds that, even after the elimination of automatic monetisation of fiscal deficit in 1997 and prohibiting RBI from buying government securities in the primary market under the FRBM Act from April 2006, fiscal policy continues to substantially influence the conduct of monetary policy. Specifically, the reaction of the two policies to shocks in inflation and output is mostly in the opposite direction. While monetary policy reacts in a counter-cyclical manner, fiscal policy reaction is primarily pro-cyclical in nature. The positive impact of expansionary fiscal policy on output is highly short-lived, while there is a significant negative impact in the medium to long- term. [W P S (DEPR) : 15 / 2011]. URL:[http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=25215]

Keywords: Fiscal Policy; Monetary Policy; Interaction; Prices; India; Empirical Analysis; financial markets; institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-10
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