Strategic Interactions between an Independent Central Bank and a Myopic Government with Government Debt.

We analyse optimal discretionary games between a benevolent central bank and a myopic government in a New Keynesian model. First, when lump-sum taxes are available and public debt is absent, we show that a Nash game results in too much government spending and excessively high interest rates, while f...

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Main Authors: Stehn, S, Vines, D
Formato: Working paper
Idioma:English
Publicado em: International Monetary Fund 2008