Unconventional Fiscal Policy at the Zero Bound
Isabel Correia, Emmanuel Farhi, Juan Pablo Nicolini, Pedro Teles
American Economic Review · 2013 · Volume 103 · Issue 4
Abstract
When the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates binds, monetary policy cannot provide appropriate stimulus. We show that, in the standard New Keynesian model, tax policy can deliver such stimulus at no cost and in a time-consistent manner. There is no need to use inefficient policies such as wasteful public spending or future commitments to low interest rates.
Keywords
General Aggregative Models: Keynes, Keynesian, Post-Keynesian, Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General
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