Real Exchange Rate Effects of Fiscal Policy
Working Paper 1255
DOI 10.3386/w1255
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This paper develops a framework for analyzing the effects of fiscal policy on the real exchange rate. The short-run impact of various types of fiscal measures are considered as well as the dynamics of adjustment to long-run steady states. The analysis and related simulations suggest that the effect of fiscal policy changes on the real exchange rate can vary widely and will depend closely on a number of structural features, including the degree of asset substitutability,the composition of government spending, and the initial size of the public debt and net external position.
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Copy CitationJeffrey Sachs and Charles Wyplosz, "Real Exchange Rate Effects of Fiscal Policy," NBER Working Paper 1255 (1984), https://doi.org/10.3386/w1255.