Crowding Out of Monetary Policy as a Limitation of Fiscal Policy

Hiermeyer, Martin (2016): Crowding Out of Monetary Policy as a Limitation of Fiscal Policy.

Abstract

If expansionary fiscal policy is inflationary, expansionary fiscal policy forces an inflation-targeting central bank to be somewhat more restrictive in its monetary policy. This altered central bank policy comes at a cost in terms of output which has to be calculated against the output gain achieved by the expansionary fiscal policy.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Fiscal Policy
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E6 - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook > E62 - Fiscal Policy; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E6 - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook > E63 - Comparative or Joint Analysis of Fiscal and Monetary Policy ; Stabilization ; Treasury Policy

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