Potential Output and Fiscal Rules in a Monetary Union under Asymmetric Information - 2nd ed

Marattin, Luigi ; Meraglia, Simone (2016) Potential Output and Fiscal Rules in a Monetary Union under Asymmetric Information - 2nd ed. Bologna: Dipartimento di Scienze economiche DSE, p. 30. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsacta/5071. In: Quaderni - Working Paper DSE (1063). ISSN 2282-6483.

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Abstract

We analyze fiscal rules within a Monetary Union in the presence of (i) asymmetric information on member states’ potential output and (ii) bail-out among member states. The first-best deficit is contingent on the cycle, that is, on member states’ output gap. In the presence of asymmetric information and bailout, the first-best deficit is not implementable. Bail-out lowers the scope for signalling (discrimination) by member states (lenders) and induces overborrowing by member states characterized by a low output gap. The Monetary Union can design a mechanism such that a member state with a smaller negative output gap runs an optimal budget deficit upon receiving a transfer form the Union. We show that, this ‘cyclically-contingent’ fiscal framework Pareto dominates the ‘cyclically-adjusted’ fiscal rule currently enforced by the European Monetary Union. Our model can then account for a situation where both asymmetric information over cyclical positions and the presence of bail-out among member states does not induce borrowing distortions.

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Monografia (Working paper)
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Marattin, Luigi
Meraglia, Simone
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Monetary Union, Potential Output, Output Gap, Asymmetric Information, Bail-Out, Fiscal Rules
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2282-6483
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20 Apr 2016 12:14
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