Gauging the effects of fiscal stimulus packages in the euro area

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 367-386

  Coenen, Günter ^a   Straub, Roland ^a   Trabandt, Mathias ^b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; DSGE modelling; Euro area; European Economic Recovery Plan; Fiscal multiplier; Fiscal policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870756139     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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