This paper analyses the relations between the banking system fluctuations, on one hand, and taxation and public spending, on the other one, using a VECM methodology. We find some evidence of prociclicality of fiscal policy using variables such as government spending, taxes, and primary surplus. Effects in the opposite direction are much smaller. Results are quite stable over time.

Fiscal Policy and the Banking System in Italy. Have Taxes, Public Spending and Banks Been Procyclical in the Long-Run?

Piluso G.;
2008-01-01

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This paper analyses the relations between the banking system fluctuations, on one hand, and taxation and public spending, on the other one, using a VECM methodology. We find some evidence of prociclicality of fiscal policy using variables such as government spending, taxes, and primary surplus. Effects in the opposite direction are much smaller. Results are quite stable over time.
2008
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Business cycles, fiscal policy, monetary policy, financial regulation, central banking.
Piluso G.; Ricciuti R.
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