Estimating the Fiscal Multiplier in Argentina

Argentina's government has resorted to fiscal policy as a countercyclical tool to mitigate the negative impact of the current economic downturn on aggregate demand. Empirical results based on a vector error correction model suggest, however, t...

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Main Authors: Anos-Casero, Paloma, Cerdeiro, Diego, Trezzi, Riccardo
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
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spelling okr-10986-37072021-04-23T14:02:12Z Estimating the Fiscal Multiplier in Argentina Anos-Casero, Paloma Cerdeiro, Diego Trezzi, Riccardo AGGREGATE DEMAND AUCTION AUTOREGRESSION BIDS BONDS BORROWING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL REPATRIATION COMMODITY COMMODITY EXPORTS CONSUMPTION INCREASES CREDIT LINES CREDITORS DUMMY VARIABLES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ELASTICITY EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING-MARKET EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE INCREASE EXPENDITURES EXPORTS EXTERNAL SHOCKS FINANCIAL CRISIS FISCAL IMPACT FISCAL MEASURES FISCAL MULTIPLIERS FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL SHOCKS FISCAL STIMULUS GDP GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING INCOME INCOME TAX INFLATION INFORMAL SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS MONETARY FUND MONETARY POLICY OUTPUT PENSION PENSION FUNDS PRICE STABILITY PRIVATE PENSION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC INVESTMENT RETURN SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SECURITY TAX TAX COLLECTION TAX REVENUES TIME DEPOSITS TRANSMISSION MECHANISM TREASURY Argentina's government has resorted to fiscal policy as a countercyclical tool to mitigate the negative impact of the current economic downturn on aggregate demand. Empirical results based on a vector error correction model suggest, however, that the fiscal multiplier is relatively small and short-lived. This could reflect a number of factors, including the higher propensity of households to save during the economic downturn, the implementation lag of public expenditures, particularly of capital expenditures, and the narrow tax base that limits the impact of countercyclical revenue measures on domestic demand. 2012-03-19T18:38:16Z 2012-03-19T18:38:16Z 2010-02-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100226102651 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3707 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5220 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Latin America & Caribbean South America America Argentina
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language English
topic AGGREGATE DEMAND
AUCTION
AUTOREGRESSION
BIDS
BONDS
BORROWING
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CAPITAL REPATRIATION
COMMODITY
COMMODITY EXPORTS
CONSUMPTION INCREASES
CREDIT LINES
CREDITORS
DUMMY VARIABLES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
ELASTICITY
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING-MARKET
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE INCREASE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FISCAL IMPACT
FISCAL MEASURES
FISCAL MULTIPLIERS
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL SHOCKS
FISCAL STIMULUS
GDP
GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
INCOME
INCOME TAX
INFLATION
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
MONETARY FUND
MONETARY POLICY
OUTPUT
PENSION
PENSION FUNDS
PRICE STABILITY
PRIVATE PENSION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
RETURN
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SAVINGS
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SECURITY
TAX
TAX COLLECTION
TAX REVENUES
TIME DEPOSITS
TRANSMISSION MECHANISM
TREASURY
spellingShingle AGGREGATE DEMAND
AUCTION
AUTOREGRESSION
BIDS
BONDS
BORROWING
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CAPITAL REPATRIATION
COMMODITY
COMMODITY EXPORTS
CONSUMPTION INCREASES
CREDIT LINES
CREDITORS
DUMMY VARIABLES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
ELASTICITY
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING-MARKET
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURE INCREASE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FISCAL IMPACT
FISCAL MEASURES
FISCAL MULTIPLIERS
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL POLICY
FISCAL SHOCKS
FISCAL STIMULUS
GDP
GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
INCOME
INCOME TAX
INFLATION
INFORMAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INTEREST RATE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
MONETARY FUND
MONETARY POLICY
OUTPUT
PENSION
PENSION FUNDS
PRICE STABILITY
PRIVATE PENSION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
RETURN
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SAVINGS
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SECURITY
TAX
TAX COLLECTION
TAX REVENUES
TIME DEPOSITS
TRANSMISSION MECHANISM
TREASURY
Anos-Casero, Paloma
Cerdeiro, Diego
Trezzi, Riccardo
Estimating the Fiscal Multiplier in Argentina
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean
South America
America
Argentina
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5220
description Argentina's government has resorted to fiscal policy as a countercyclical tool to mitigate the negative impact of the current economic downturn on aggregate demand. Empirical results based on a vector error correction model suggest, however, that the fiscal multiplier is relatively small and short-lived. This could reflect a number of factors, including the higher propensity of households to save during the economic downturn, the implementation lag of public expenditures, particularly of capital expenditures, and the narrow tax base that limits the impact of countercyclical revenue measures on domestic demand.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Anos-Casero, Paloma
Cerdeiro, Diego
Trezzi, Riccardo
author_facet Anos-Casero, Paloma
Cerdeiro, Diego
Trezzi, Riccardo
author_sort Anos-Casero, Paloma
title Estimating the Fiscal Multiplier in Argentina
title_short Estimating the Fiscal Multiplier in Argentina
title_full Estimating the Fiscal Multiplier in Argentina
title_fullStr Estimating the Fiscal Multiplier in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Estimating the Fiscal Multiplier in Argentina
title_sort estimating the fiscal multiplier in argentina
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100226102651
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3707
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