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1. Circumstances of Questions and Theoretical Background

verfasst von : Yoshikiyo Sakai

Erschienen in: Deflation and Fiscal Deficits

Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

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Abstract

In this study, we will focus on three problems related to the recent economic policy of Japan and present their answers. We will describe and analyze (i) what mechanism exists for fiscal and monetary policy and the price level, (ii) whether the modern monetary theory (MMT)proposition that public debt increases people’s wealth and savings fits into the standard macro model, and (iii) whether Blanchard’s assertion that budget deficits are net wealth in the US economy can be applied to Japan economy as well. The propositions of Sims’ the fiscal theory of the price level (FTPL), Kelton’s MMT, Japan’s Ricardian type argument the so-called Crocodile Mouth theory, and Blanchard’s non-Ricardian type of government have been understood as independent economic perceptions, but they will be shown as a theoretically coherent story.

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Fußnoten
1
In the United States in the 1980s, when P. Volcker was chairman of the Federal Reserve, countermeasures against inflation were implemented with a target value for the money supply.
 
2
Here, the series of QQEs refers to three types: QQE introduced in 2013 and QQE with a Negative Interest Rate and QQE with Yield Curve Control introduced in 2016.
 
3
Each Policy Board member’s CPI (less fresh food) projections are published quarterly as Price Forecasts of the Majority of the Policy Board Members in the Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices. The postponement of achievement forecasts observed during this period is synonymous with a decline in inflation expectations from the perspective of policy mechanisms.
 
4
Payment means “to complete an economic transaction by paying some kind of consideration.“ Finality is a function to complete payment, and typical examples are the monetary base issued by the central bank and the demand deposits issued by financial institutions.
 
5
Modern macro models such as DSGE (Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium) excel in economic analysis of dynamic causal relationships. MMT, on the other hand, is based on double-entry bookkeeping and the analysis is static. The lending relationship between the government and the central bank has not been analyzed in macro models. MMT's achievement is to shed light on this relationship.
 
6
The reason for assuming the homogeneity of the monetary base and government bonds here is to maintain consistency with the answer to Question 2. As a result, the model belongs to the same class as the one by Sims (2013) and Blanchard (2019).
 
7
While Blanchard (2019) conducts comparative static analysis, this paper conducts dynamic analysis by intertemporal equilibrium. Nor does Blanchard mention the mechanism of financial collapse.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Circumstances of Questions and Theoretical Background
verfasst von
Yoshikiyo Sakai
Copyright-Jahr
2024
Verlag
Springer Nature Singapore
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0415-6_1