The procyclicality of inflation-linked debt

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2022
Volume: 218
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

The share of inflation-linked debt in total public debt is procyclical in the UK and US. Controlling for breakeven inflation, the linker share is positively related to inflation. Tax-smoothing incentives of the government in a Ramsey model can explain this.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:218:y:2022:i:c:s0165176522002415
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29