On the Multiplicative Effect of Government Spending (or Any Other Spending for that Matter)

Welfare to Vote: The Effect of Government Spending on Turnout

Government Spending and Growth

The Effect of Budget Deficit Shock on Government Spending: An Empirical Case in Indonesia

This paper aims to investigate the effect of budget deficit shock on government spending in Indonesia. For this propose, this reasearch uses an alternative error correction model based on loss function of government spending. The model assumes the short run disequilibrium, in which shock variables may play an important role. A spesific loss function model is applied to develop the long run gove...

The effect of fiscal policy on social welfare due to government spending shocks, monetary and productivity

The most important issue for policymakers in optimal policy-making is to choose the tools that bring the equilibrium output to the desired level, with the least volatile income fluctuation. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of favorable fiscal policies on social welfare and business cycle management for the Iranian economy with respect to government spending shocks, m...

Government Spending: An Economic Boost?

The severe global economic downturn and the large stimulus programs that governments in many countries adopted in response have generated a resurgence in research on the effects of fiscal policy. One key lesson emerging from this research is that there is no single fiscal multiplier that sums up the economic impact of fiscal policy. Rather, the impact varies widely depending on the specific fis...