Understanding the Effects of a Shock to Government Purchases

B-Tier
Journal: Review of Economic Dynamics
Year: 1999
Volume: 2
Issue: 1
Pages: 166-206

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

This paper investigates the consequences of an exogenous increase in U.S. government purchases. We find that in response to such a shock, employment, output, and nonresidential investment rise, while real wages, residential investment and consumption expenditures fall. The paper argues that a simple variant of the neoclassical growth model which distinguishes between non-residential investment is consistent with this evidence. (Copyright: Elsevier)

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:red:issued:v:2:y:1999:i:1:p:166-206
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25