Greek fiscal multipliers revisited Government spending cuts vs. tax hikes and the role of public investment expenditure
Greek fiscal multipliers revisited Government spending cuts vs. tax hikes and the role of public investment expenditure
Greece Focus Notes
20 March 2013
The present empirical study employs a Multivariate Threshold Autoregressive Model (TVAR) to estimate regime-dependent fiscal multipliers for a range of key government revenue and expenditure categories in Greece and constitutes an important extension of an earlier paper we published last October (Monokroussos & Thomakos (2012) - Greece Macro Monitor “Fiscal Multipliers in deep economic recessions and the case for a 2-year extension in Greece’s austerity programme”).