La reacción de la política fiscal a la crisis en Italia y Alemania: ¿Son realmente casos polares en el contexto europeo?

Autores/as

  • Britta Hamburg Bundesbank (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
  • Sandro Momigliano Banca d’Italia (Roma, Italia)
  • Bernhard Manzke Bundesbank (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
  • Stefano Siviero Banca d’Italia (Roma, Italia)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55444/2451.7321.2010.v48.n2.4108

Palabras clave:

política fiscal discrecional , estabilizadores automáticos , Alemania, Italia

Resumen

La profunda depresión que golpeó a la economía mundial hacia finales del2008 indujo numerosas respuestas de política coordinadas a nivel global, tanto monetarias como fiscales. En este trabajo examinamos las políticas relativas a las finanzas públicas por parte de Alemania e Italia durante el año 2009. Encontramos que las medidas de estímulo más importantes adoptadas en Alemania compensaron, en mayor parte, una tendencia subyacente más favorable; en general, los saldos ajustados en función del ciclo primario se agravaron en similar magnitud en los dos países. Estimamos además que los estabilizadores automáticos han tenido un impacto sobre el déficit de magnitud similar tanto en Alemania como en Italia. A continuación, en base a simulaciones contra-fácticas, analizamos en qué grado las medidas discrecionales y los estabilizadores automáticos fueron capaces de mitigar la crisis en los dos países. Los resultados muestran que el sector público contrarrestó la caída delPIB real en 2009 en más de 2 puntos porcentuales en Alemania y en un 1 porciento en Italia. La diferencia en el efecto estabilizador de los dos sectores públicos refleja no sólo la diferente magnitud de las medidas de estímulo, sino también la presencia de un multiplicador fiscal más elevado en Alemania.

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La reacción de la política fiscal a la crisis en Italia y Alemania: ¿Son realmente casos polares en el contexto europeo?. (2010). Revista De Economía Y Estadística, 48(2), 103-133. https://doi.org/10.55444/2451.7321.2010.v48.n2.4108