Fiscal policy

• The Doug Purvis Memorial Lecture—Monetary/Fiscal Policy Mix and Financial Stability: The Medium Term Is Still the Message

  Staff Discussion Paper 2016-13 Stephen S. Poloz

  In the Doug Purvis Memorial Lecture, Governor Stephen S. Poloz shows how changing the mix of monetary and fiscal policies can yield the same outcomes for growth and inflation, but lead to different results for public sector and private sector debt levels, which can impact financial stability.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff discussion papers Topic(s): Economic models, Financial stability, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy framework JEL Code(s): E, E3, E37, E5, E6, E63
• June 4, 2016

  Monetary/Fiscal Policy Mix and Financial Stability: The Medium Term Is Still the Message

  Lecture Stephen S. Poloz Canadian Economics Association Ottawa, Ontario

  Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses how the mix of monetary and fiscal policies in an economy has important implications for debt levels and financial stability over the medium term.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Lectures Topic(s): Central bank research, Economic models, Fiscal policy, Inflation targets, Monetary policy, Monetary policy framework

• Monetary Commitment and the Level of Public Debt

  Staff Working Paper 2016-3 Stefano Gnocchi, Luisa Lambertini

  We analyze the interaction between committed monetary policy and discretionary fiscal policy in a model with public debt, endogenous government expenditures, distortive taxation and nominal rigidities.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Credibility, Fiscal policy, Inflation targets, Monetary policy framework JEL Code(s): E, E2, E24, E3, E32, E5, E52