American Economic Journal:
Macroeconomics
ISSN 1945-7707 (Print) | ISSN 1945-7715 (Online)
The Government Spending Multiplier in a Multisector Economy
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
vol. 15,
no. 1, January 2023
(pp. 209–39)
Abstract
We study the effects of aggregate government spending shocks in a production network economy where sectors differ in their price rigidity, factor intensities, use of intermediate inputs, and contribution to final demand. The model implies an aggregate value-added multiplier that is 75 percent (and $0.32) larger than that obtained in the average one-sector economy. This amplification is mainly driven by input-output linkages and—to a lesser extent—sectoral heterogeneity in price rigidity. Aggregate government spending shocks also lead to heterogeneous responses of sectoral value added, which are larger among upstream industries. We present novel empirical evidence supporting this prediction.Citation
Bouakez, Hafedh, Omar Rachedi, and Emiliano Santoro. 2023. "The Government Spending Multiplier in a Multisector Economy." American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics 15 (1): 209–39. DOI: 10.1257/mac.20200213Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- E12 General Aggregative Models: Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian; Modern Monetary Theory
- E16 General Aggregative Models: Social Accounting Matrix
- E23 Macroeconomics: Production
- E43 Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
- E52 Monetary Policy
- E62 Fiscal Policy
- H50 National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General