Foreign currency denominated debt and the fiscal multiplier
Mardi | 2018-02-20 Salle des thèses 16h – 17h20 Marie-Pierre HORY – Grégory LEVIEUGE – Daria ONORI This paper aims at explaining why the public spending multiplier is generally low, even close to zero, in emerging economies (EMEs). We claim that this can be related to the foreign currency denominated debt borne by private agents. Indeed, according to a recent literature, the real exchange rate can depreciate following an increase in public spending. In this case, the debt burden denominated […]