Deficit, monetization, and economic growth: a case for multiplicity and indeterminacy

B-Tier
Journal: Economic Theory
Year: 2018
Volume: 65
Issue: 4
Pages: 819-853

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Abstract This paper develops an original analysis of deficit monetization in a growth model with transaction costs, in which economic growth interacts with productive public expenditures. This interaction generates two positive balanced growth paths (BGP) in the long run: a high BGP and a low BGP. The transitional dynamics show that multiplicity cannot be rejected if transaction costs affect both consumption and investment expenditures, with possible indeterminacy of the high BGP. Importantly, deficit monetization is shown to reduce the parameter space producing indeterminacy.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:joecth:v:65:y:2018:i:4:d:10.1007_s00199-017-1040-5
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-26