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Stabilization Effects of Social Spending: Empirical Evidence from a Panel of OECD Countries Overcoming the Financial Crisis in the United States

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  • Davide Furceri

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The aim of this paper is to assess the ability of social spending to smooth output shocks and to provide stabilization. The results show that overall social spending is able to smooth about 16 percent of a shock to GDP. Among its subcategories, social spending devoted to Old Age and Unemployment are those that contribute more to provide smoothing. Moreover, the stabilization effects of social spending are significantly larger in those countries where the size of social spending is higher. The empirical results are economically and statistically significant and robust. Les effets de stabilisation des dépenses sociales : Étude empirique sur un échantillon de pays de l'OCDE L’objectif de ce document est d’évaluer la capacité des dépenses sociales à lisser les chocs sur la production et stabiliser l’économie. Les résultats montrent que le total des dépenses sociales est capable de lisser environ 16 pour cent d’un choc sur le PIB. Au sein des différentes sous catégories, les dépenses sociales relatives aux pensions et au traitement du chômage sont celles qui contribuent le plus au lissage. Par ailleurs, les effets de stabilisation des dépenses sociales sont significativement plus grandes dans les pays où la taille des dépenses sociales est plus élevée. Les résultats empiriques sont économiquement et statistiquement significatifs et robustes.

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  • Davide Furceri, 2009. "Stabilization Effects of Social Spending: Empirical Evidence from a Panel of OECD Countries Overcoming the Financial Crisis in the United States," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 675, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:675-en
    DOI: 10.1787/226428280228
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    1. Ronald Mendoza & Ronald, 2010. "Inclusive Crises, Exclusive Recoveries, and Policies to Prevent a Double Whammy for the Poor," Working papers 1004, UNICEF,Division of Policy and Strategy.
    2. Gerba, Eddie & Schelkle, Waltraud, 2013. "The finance-welfare state nexus," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 56397, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.

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    Keywords

    dépenses sociales; fiscal policy; output stabilization; politique budgétaire; social spending; stabilisation de production;
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    JEL classification:

    • E0 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General
    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook

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