Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5053702 | Economic Modelling | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper, we reassess the relationship between primary deficit and lagged debt to GDP ratio (Bohn, 1998), to test for US debt sustainability over the period 1795-2012. Our analysis is rooted in the wavelet domain enabling the detection of interesting patterns and otherwise hidden information. We find evidence of long term fiscal sustainability but only up until 1995 and also we show that governments tend to respond more vigorously to budget deficits when the level of debt is high rather than low.
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Authors
Iolanda Lo Cascio,