Fiscal dominance and the fiscal reaction rule: an empirical analysis for Brazil / Dominância fiscal e a regra de reação fiscal: uma análise empírica para o Brasil

AUTOR(ES)

Marianne Thamm de Aguiar

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

This research, which is divided into two parts, tests the hypothesis of fiscal dominance and estimates a fiscal reaction rule for Brazil. In the first part we investigate the existence of fiscal dominance in Brazil beginning 1999 ? the starting point of primary surplus targets by the Government ? through an impulse response function. Our analysis indicates that the fiscal dominance does not apply for the concerned period. In the second part, we investigate if the Brazilian fiscal authority follows any rule of fiscal reaction. We intent to test if the Government reacts adjusting the primary surplus to debt variations, maintaining the sustainability of the debt/GDP ratio and preserving the efficacy of the monetary policy. For the period prior to the primary surplus targets (1995-1998), it?s not possible to define a rule of fiscal reaction, as the primary surplus does not respond to variations in the public debt. However, for the 1999-2006 period, we found that the Government does follow a fiscal reaction rule, highlighting the preoccupation of avoiding the fiscal dominance, even though the rule?s specification is distinct for the mandates of Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Lula.

ASSUNTO(S)

monetary policy fiscal policy dívida pública inflação public debt inflation juros interest rate política fiscal política monetária

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