Empirical Investigation of Fiscal Policy Shocks in the UK

Mona Kamal

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Abstract: This article examines fiscal policy shocks in the UK through using a Bayesian Vector Autoregression (BVAR) model which applies Mountford and Uhlig (2009) type sign-restriction. It investigates the impact of three fiscal policy experiments on macroeconomic variable. Specifically, the Deficit-Financed Spending Increase (DFSI), the Deficit-Financed Tax Cut (DFTC), and the Balanced-Budget Spending Increase (BBSI). The results show that, the policy conclusion differs according to the period under investigation.

Keywords: Fiscal policy; Bayesian VAR analysis; policy experiment. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E60 E62 H60 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-04-01
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