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Paper #1793

Títol:
Fiscal targeting
Autors:
RĂ©gis Barnichon i Geert Mesters
Data:
Juliol 2021
Resum:
Fiscal rules are widely used to constrain policy decisions and promote fiscal discipline, but the design of flexible yet effective rules has proved a formidable task. In this paper, we propose to implement fiscal constraints through a fiscal targeting framework, paralleling central banks' move from monetary rules to inflation targeting. Under fiscal targeting, fiscal policy makers must optimally balance some fiscal objectives (e.g., keeping the deficit below 3%) with their own policy objectives (e.g., stabilizing output at potential). Fiscal targeting can be implemented with minimal assumption on the underlying economic model, and it promises a number of benefits over commonly used fiscal rules: (i) stronger buy-in from policy makers, (ii) higher fiscal discipline, (iii) transparency and ease of monitoring.
Paraules clau:
Fiscal rule, impulse responses, forecasting, stability and growth pact.
Codis JEL:
C14, C32, E32, E52
Àrea de Recerca:
Macroeconomia i Economia Internacional

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