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ALTERNATIVE GOVERNMENT SPENDING RULES: EFFECTS ON INCOME INEQUALITY AND WELFARE
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 October 2012
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This paper compares the effects of pro- and countercyclical government spending on income inequality and welfare in a small open economy. We examine the consequences of alternative government spending rules following shocks to productivity, domestic interest rates, terms of trade, and export demand. The simulated results show that welfare and income inequality indices can move in opposite directions for government spending rules, with countercyclical spending improving welfare and procyclical spending improving income equality.
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