02879nam 2200457I 450 991064720790332120220711013200.00-262-37275-40-262-37296-79780262544870paper9780262372756ebook(CKB)5680000000039181(MiAaPQ)EBC30154209(Au-PeEL)EBL30154209(OCoLC)1334724996(OCoLC-P)1334724996(MaCbMITP)14858(EXLCZ)99568000000003918120220708d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFiscal policy under low interest rates /Olivier BlanchardCambridge :The MIT Press,[2023]158 pages0-262-54487-3 Rethinking fiscal and monetary policy in an economic environment of high debt and low interest rates. Policy makers in advanced economies find themselves in an unusual fiscal environment: debt ratios are historically high, while real interest rates are extremely low. Such a fundamental change, which seems likely to last, calls for a rethinking of the role of fiscal and monetary policy -- and this is just what Olivier Blanchard proposes in Fiscal Policy under Low Interest Rates . There is a wide set of opinions about the direction fiscal policy should take. Some, pointing to the high debt levels, make debt reduction an absolute priority. Others, pointing to the low interest rates, are less worried; they suggest that there is still fiscal space, and, if justified, further increases in debt should not be ruled out. Blanchard argues that low interest rates decrease not only the fiscal costs of debt, but also the welfare costs of debt. At the same time, he shows how low rates decrease the room for maneuver of monetary policy -- and thus increase the benefits of using fiscal policy, including deficits and debt, for macroeconomic stabilization. In short, low rates imply lower costs and higher benefits of debt. Having sketched what optimal policy looks like, Blanchard considers three examples of fiscal policy in action: fiscal consolidation in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis, the large increase in debt in Japan, and the current US fiscal and monetary policy mix. His conclusions hold practical implications for economic and fiscal policy makers, bankers, and politicians around the world.Monetary policyInterest ratesMonetary policy.Interest rates.332.4/6Blanchard Olivier(Olivier J.),133011OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910647207903321Fiscal policy under low interest rates3014965UNINA