Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/114596 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Citation: 
[Journal:] International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research [ISSN:] 1791-3373 [Volume:] 6 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology [Place:] Kavala [Year:] 2013 [Pages:] 21-33
Publisher: 
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Kavala
Abstract: 
The paper addresses a topical issue – how expansionary fiscal policy affects the debt to GDP ratio. It examines whether the projected future economic growth (stimulated by government spending) is sustained with the resulting national debt. It is discussedif government investment in infrastructure is an effective approach to boost the economy in times of economic downturn. The authors develop the debt to GDP ratio dynamics model and perform a series of simulations (based on US data) to forecast the evolution of the debt to GDP ratio over a 10-year horizon. It is shown that for the data characterizing the current state of the U.S. economy the government investment in infrastructure cannot decrease the debt to GDP ratio.
Subjects: 
debt dynamics
debt to GDP ratio dynamics
investment in infrastructure
stimulus
JEL: 
C20
C60
O40
Document Type: 
Article

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