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Government debt and fiscal multipliers in the era of population aging

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  • Cho, Dooyeon
  • Rhee, Dong-Eun
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Over the past decade, the most salient changes in macroeconomic conditions in developed economies have included rising government debt and population aging, which are strongly correlated with each other. This paper investigates fiscal multipliers by disentangling the effects of population aging from those of government debt. Our analysis, which uses heterogeneous panel data from 24 OECD economies, shows that while fiscal policy is ineffective for economies with high-debt levels, it is effective for economies with low-debt levels. Furthermore, the estimation results reveal that fiscal policy is ineffective for aged economies, regardless of the level of government debt. However, for nonaged economies, while fiscal policy leads to negative effects on output in times of high debt, its positive effects are more pronounced in times of low debt. Our results suggest that, for the effective implementation of fiscal stimulus policies, policy-based stimulation of employment in the labor market is essential.

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  • Cho, Dooyeon & Rhee, Dong-Eun, 2024. "Government debt and fiscal multipliers in the era of population aging," Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 28(5), pages 1161-1181, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:macdyn:v:28:y:2024:i:5:p:1161-1181_8
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