The Time Consistency of Optimal Monetary and Fiscal Policies

The Time Consistency of Monetary and Fiscal Policies

Are optimal monetary and fiscal policies time consistent in a monetary economy? Yes, but if and only if under commitment the Friedman rule of setting nominal interest rates to zero is optimal. This result is of applied interest because the Friedman rule is optimal for the standard preferences used in applied work, those consistent with the growth facts. ∗Alvarez, University of Chicago, Universi...

Optimality Of Monetary And Fiscal Policies In Iran: An Application Of The Stochastic Optimal Control Theory

Optimal Growth Using Fiscal and Monetary Policies

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Effects of Fiscal and Monetary Policies on the Iranian Economy: An Optimal Control Approach

This paper evaluates the interacted effects of the fiscal and monetary policies on the nominal and real macro-variables of the Iranian economy. Our analysis is thus based on the optimal control theory by which the optimal path of the control variables including monetary and fiscal tools are determined over the period 1963-2006. We also use a macro-econometric model in form of a simultaneous equ...

Quantitative Determination Of Optimal Fiscal And Monetary Policies: A Stochastic Optimal Control Analysis For Iran