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Debt and nonlinear fiscal policy: evidence from the states

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  • Gray, Jo Anna
  • Stone, Joe A.

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Evidence from a half century of experience by states identifies nonlinearities in the effects of debt and fiscal policy on growth. Effects are Keynesian for low to moderate levels of debt and stimulus but anti Keynesian for sufficiently high levels of debt or stimulus. Results are broadly consistent with models by Barro (1999), Judd (1987), and others.

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  • Gray, Jo Anna & Stone, Joe A., 2012. "Debt and nonlinear fiscal policy: evidence from the states," MPRA Paper 39731, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Shafi, Maryam & Asghar, Zahid, 2015. "Tax Policy and Economic Growth: A Semi-Parametric Approach Using AMT," MPRA Paper 66662, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Jo Anna Gray & Joe A. Stone, 2012. "Nonlinearities in the Effects of Debt and Fiscal Policy: Evidence from the States," Economic Research Guardian, Weissberg Publishing, vol. 2(2), pages 152-159, December.
    3. Goldberg, Andrew & Romalis, John, 2015. "Public Debt and Growth in U.S. States," Working Papers 2015-10, University of Sydney, School of Economics.
    4. Mariuam SHAFI & Zahid ASGHAR & Saqlain RAZA, 2016. "Analyzing Tax Policy and Economic Growth by Using Semi-Parametric Approach," Journal of Economic and Social Thought, KSP Journals, vol. 3(4), pages 521-533, December.

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    Keywords

    debt; fiscal policy; nonlinear; growth; Keynes;
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    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • B22 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Macroeconomics
    • A10 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - General

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