Author : Juan Carlos Hatchondo
Release : 2012-01-01
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 150/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fiscal Rules and the Sovereign Default Premium by : Juan Carlos Hatchondo
Download or read book Fiscal Rules and the Sovereign Default Premium written by Juan Carlos Hatchondo. This book was released on 2012-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper finds optimal fiscal rule parameter values and measures the effects of imposing fiscal rules using a default model calibrated to an economy that in the absence of a fiscal rule pays a significant sovereign default premium. The paper also studies the case in which the government conducts a voluntary debt restructuring to capture the capital gains from the increase in its debt market value implied by a rule announcement. In addition, the paper shows how debt ceilings may reduce the procyclicality of fiscal policy and thus consumption volatility.