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Macroeconomic and welfare costs of U.S. fiscal imbalances / / prepared by Bertrand Gruss and Jose L. Torres



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Autore: Gruss Bertrand Visualizza persona
Titolo: Macroeconomic and welfare costs of U.S. fiscal imbalances / / prepared by Bertrand Gruss and Jose L. Torres Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: [Washington D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, [2012]
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (37 p.)
Disciplina: 332.1/52
Soggetto topico: Fiscal policy - United States
Balance of payments - United States
Altri autori: TorresJose L  
Note generali: "January 2012".
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. The Model; A. Preferences; B. Occupational Choice; C. Consumer's Problem; D. Entrepreneur's Problem and Financial Intermediation; E. The Government; F. Aggregates; G. Market Clearance; H. Timing of Events; I. Equilibrium; III. Calibration; IV. The Policy Experiments; A. The Delay Scenario; B. The Adjust Scenarios; V. Results; A. The Long-Run Effects; B. The Transitional Dynamics; C. Overall Welfare Cost of Delaying Fiscal Consolidation; VI. Conclutions; Tables; 1. Calibration
2. Non-Interest Expenditures from the U.S. Federal Government as a percentage of GDP (2007)3. Steady State Comparison; Figures; 1. Projections from CBO alternative scenario, Long Term Budget Outlook of 2011; 2. Primary expenditures in the delay and adjust scenarios; 3. Primary deficit in the delay scenario and CBO's forecasts; 4. CBO's Alternative Fiscal Scenario and the Bowles-Simpson Commission's plan; 4. Differences in the percentage of total wealth held by the top percentiles in the delay and passive adjust scenarios
5. Discounted sum of utility in steady state by wealth percentiles in delay and passive adjust scenarios6. Model Simulations-Fiscal Variables; 7. Model Simulations-Main Macroeconomic Variables; 8. Share of Entrepreneurs in Economy; 9. Present Discounted Sum of Utility by Deciles; References
Sommario/riassunto: In this paper we use a general equilibrium model with heterogeneous agents to assess the macroeconomic and welfare consequences in the United States of alternative fiscal policies over the medium-term. We find that failing to address the fiscal imbalances associated with current federal fiscal policies for a prolonged period would result in a significant crowding-out of private investment and a severe drag on growth. Compared to adopting a reform that gradually reduces federal debt to its pre-crisis level, postponing debt stabilization for two decades would entail a permanent output loss of about 17 percent and a welfare loss of almost 7 percent of lifetime consumption. Moreover, the long-run welfare gains from the adjustment would more than compensate the initial losses associated with the consolidation period.
Titolo autorizzato: Macroeconomic and Welfare Costs of U.S. Fiscal Imbalances  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4639-8823-0
1-4639-5149-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910819369903321
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Serie: IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; ; No. 2012/038