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Fiscal Implications of Interest Rate Normalization in the United States

This paper studies the fiscal implications of interest rate normalization from the zero lower bound (ZLB) in the United States. At the ZLB, the decline in tax revenues and the real bond price drives up government debt. During normalization, interest payments continue to rise higher than they would have had rates not reached the ZLB, potentially increasing government debt even as output and tax revenues recover. We find that against the yardstick of ability to pay, interest rate normalization is unlikely to pose an immediate threat to debt sustainability at the current net federal debt level ...
Research Working Paper , Paper RWP 20-12

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Asset Purchases in a Monetary Union with Default and Liquidity Risks

Using a two-country monetary-union framework with financial frictions, we study sovereign default and liquidity risks and quantify the efficacy of asset purchases. Default risk increases with government indebtedness and shifts in the fiscal limit perceived by investors. Liquidity risks increase when the default probability affects credit market tightness. The framework indicates that shifts in fiscal limits, more than rising government debt, played a crucial role for Italy around 2012. While both default and liquidity risks can dampen economic and financial conditions, the model suggests that ...
Research Working Paper , Paper RWP 24-13

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