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Fiscal Dominance and the Return of Zero-Interest Bank Reserve Requirements

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As a matter of arithmetic, the trends of US government debt and deficits will eventually result in an outrageously high government debt-to-GDP ratio. But when exactly will the United States hit the constraint of infeasibility and how exactly will policy adjust to it? This article considers fiscal dominance, which is the possibility that accumulating government debt and deficits can produce increases in inflation that "dominate" central bank intentions to keep inflation low. Is it a serious possibility for the United States in the near future? And how might various policies change (especially those related to the banking system) if fiscal dominance became a reality?

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  • Charles W. Calomiris, 2023. "Fiscal Dominance and the Return of Zero-Interest Bank Reserve Requirements," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, vol. 105(4), pages 223-233, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedlrv:96299
    DOI: 10.20955/r.105.223-33
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    Keywords

    government debt; government deficits; fiscal dominance; inflation;
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    JEL classification:

    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt

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