The macroeconomic impact of fiscal policy shocks: What do the Indian data say?
By: Sobti, Riddhima
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BookPublisher: Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research Description: (16(1), Feb, 2022: p.7-27.Subject(s): Fiscal policy shocks, India, Real GDP, Cointergution , WPI, Repo Rate JEL classification
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Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic ResearchSummary: This article examines the impact of fiscal policy shocks on a set of macroeconomic variables in India, using a seasonally adjusted quarterly dataset for the period 2003–2019. The Gregory-Hansen residual-based test for cointegration and the vector error correction model (VECM) are applied, and impulse responses based on a recursive identification scheme (Cholesky decomposition) is used to assess the effects of a gross tax revenue shock and a government spending shock on economic activity, while accounting for the possibility of structural breaks. The findings indicate that an unexpected fiscal policy shock has an immediate expansionary impact on real GDP and a sudden positive effect on inflation (WPI) and the repo rate; and that the impact is permanent and away from the zero equilibrium. The careful design of policies by the central bank and the government as crucial macroeconomic stabilisation tools is imperative. – Reproduced
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This article examines the impact of fiscal policy shocks on a set of macroeconomic variables in India, using a seasonally adjusted quarterly dataset for the period 2003–2019. The Gregory-Hansen residual-based test for cointegration and the vector error correction model (VECM) are applied, and impulse responses based on a recursive identification scheme (Cholesky decomposition) is used to assess the effects of a gross tax revenue shock and a government spending shock on economic activity, while accounting for the possibility of structural breaks. The findings indicate that an unexpected fiscal policy shock has an immediate expansionary impact on real GDP and a sudden positive effect on inflation (WPI) and the repo rate; and that the impact is permanent and away from the zero equilibrium. The careful design of policies by the central bank and the government as crucial macroeconomic stabilisation tools is imperative. – Reproduced
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