The Money Farm Team

What Kind Of Inflation Does Government Spending Cause?

We observed essentially little influence of government expenditure on inflation across the board. For example, we discovered that a 10% increase in government spending resulted in an 8 basis point decrease in inflation in our benchmark specification. Furthermore, the effect is not statistically significant. Does this mean that countercyclical government expenditure is inefficient at boosting […]

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