Fiscal policy transmission mechanisms

Vol. 44 No. 3 (2024)

Jul-Sep / 2024
Published July 5, 2024
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How to Cite

Pires, Manoel Carlos, and Luiz Fernando de Paula. 2024. “Fiscal Policy Transmission Mechanisms”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 44 (3):467-83. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31572024-3507.

Fiscal policy transmission mechanisms

Manoel Carlos Pires
Professor da Escola de Políticas Públicas e Governo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas – EPPG-FGV, Brasília/ DF, Brasil. e da Universidade de Brasilia – UnB, Brasilia/DF, Brasil. Pesquisador Associado do FGV- -IBRE, Brasília/DF, Brasil.
Luiz Fernando de Paula
Professor do Instituto de Economia da Univesidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil, e do IESP/UERJ, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil, pesquisador do CNPq e Cientista do Nosso Estado da FAPERJ.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 44 No. 3 (2024), Jul-Sep / 2024, Pages 467-483

Abstract

The effect of fiscal policy over business cycles has been a source of major controversy
despite the growing empirical literature and international experience. This paper proposes
an analytical framework that allows us to analyze the transmission channels of fiscal
policy, updating the most recent findings after the pandemic. In this way, it aims to contribute
to a more detailed understanding of some of the main mechanisms by which fiscal policy
affects the economy.

JEL Classification: E32; E63; H62.


Keywords: Fiscal policy fiscal multipliers interest rates investments