Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/68088 
Year of Publication: 
2001
Series/Report no.: 
Department of Economics Discussion Paper No. 01,01
Publisher: 
University of Kent, Department of Economics, Canterbury
Abstract: 
Using stochastic simulations, this paper analyses the probability distribution of a country's deficit ratio under fixed exchange rates and a variety of monetary policy rules. The purpose is to show how the probability of getting an excessive deficit, defined as a deficit / GDP ratio in excess of 3% by Europe's Stability Pact, varies with different deficit target rules and different fiscal and monetary policy rules. We find that these fiscal ratios typically have a wide distribution, with fat tails and significantly longer tails on the upper side. That means fiscal targets may have to be country specific and conservative, and that fiscal policy has to be forward looking to keep the probability of excessive deficits below acceptable limits.
Subjects: 
fiscal cushion
policy reaction functions
stochastic simulations
monetary union
JEL: 
E61
E63
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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