The U.S. government and Fed are aligning fiscal and monetary policy to support markets ahead of the mid-term elections. Click ...

Just as inflation eases and more economists bet on a soft landing for the U.S. economy, a new risk is emerging, a policy push and pull. The divide between fiscal and monetary policy is increasingly ...

Discover the differences, benefits, and impacts of fiscal and monetary policies on economic stability and growth.

The purpose of this note is to help mainstream fiscal multipliers in PFRs. It aims to provide guidance for estimating fiscal ...

When you ask economists what they think about the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, as in interest rates, a growing number of them will tell you that rates are restricting the economy too much right ...

Since the Global Financial Crisis, fiscal policy in advanced economies has become more “active” – that is, increasingly unresponsive to rising debt levels. This paper explores tensions between active ...

Learn how fiscal policy is shaped in the U.S., the roles of the President and Congress, and how these branches collaborate on ...

When appearing before their political masters, central bankers, invariably, urge them to adopt an expansionary fiscal policy. Ben Bernanke, and now his successor, Janet Yellen have pleaded with ...

Last year, the U.S. economy grew at a faster rate than any other large, advanced economy. It looks like it will do so again this year. Crediting fiscal stimulus for the current economy misses two ...

This year’s conference brought together six research papers that explore issues related to fiscal and monetary policy and their interaction. The papers ranged from a theoretical analysis of the design ...