The Aggregate Effects of Anticipated and Unanticipated U.S. Tax Policy Shocks: Theory and Empirical Evidence

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العنوان: The Aggregate Effects of Anticipated and Unanticipated U.S. Tax Policy Shocks: Theory and Empirical Evidence
المؤلفون: MERTENS, Karel, RAVN, Morten O.
بيانات النشر: European University Institute
سنة النشر: 2008
المجموعة: European University Institute, Italy: Cadmus (EUI Research Repository)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Fiscal policy, tax liabilities, anticipation effects, structural estimation, E20, E32, E62, H30
الوصف: We provide empirical evidence on the effects of tax liability changes in the United States. We make a distinction between “surprise” and “anticipated” tax shocks. Surprise tax cuts give rise to a large boom in the economy. Anticipated tax liability tax cuts are instead associated with a contraction in output, investment and hours worked prior to their implementation. After their implementation, anticipated tax liability cuts lead to an economic expansion. We build a DSGE model with changes in tax rates that may be anticipated or not, estimate key parameters using a simulation estimator and show that it can account for the main features of the data. We argue that tax shocks are empirically important for U.S. business cycles and that the Reagan tax cut, which was largely anticipated, was a main factor behind the early 1980’s recession.
نوع الوثيقة: report
وصف الملف: application/pdf
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1725-6704
العلاقة: EUI ECO; 2008/05; http://hdl.handle.net/1814/7862Test
الإتاحة: http://hdl.handle.net/1814/7862Test
حقوق: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.B03E6EE6
قاعدة البيانات: BASE