Journal Article

Cross-Border Spill-overs from Fiscal Stimulus in a Monetary Union

Economic Modelling

We analyse domestic and cross-border effects of fiscal policy in a two-region

business cycle model of a monetary union. Without relying on debt consolidation via spending reversals along the lines of Corsetti, Meier and Mueller (2010) and Corsetti and Mueller (2014) we show that a fiscal expansion by the core economies of the euro area is associated with crowding in of both core and periphery consumption. Interestingly, cross-border spill-over effects are larger the larger the share of credit constrained households in the periphery.

Authors

Ruthira Naraidoo
Eric Schaling
Mewael F. Tesfaselassie, Ph.D. - Kiel Institute
Mewael Tesfaselassie