Identification of structural VAR models via independent component analysis: A performance evaluation study

A Moneta, G Pallante - Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Independent Component Analysis (ICA) is a statistical method that linearly
transforms a random vector. Under the assumption that the observed data are mixtures of …

Estimating Fiscal Multipliers by Combining Statistical Identification with Potentially Endogenous Proxies

SA Keweloh, M Klein, J Prüser - arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.13066, 2023 - arxiv.org
Different proxy variables used in fiscal policy SVARs lead to contradicting conclusions
regarding the size of fiscal multipliers. We show that the conflicting results are due to …

[HTML][HTML] Sectoral fiscal multipliers and technology in open economy

O Cardi, R Restout - Journal of International Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
Our evidence reveals that the rise in real GDP is uniformly distributed across sectors
following a government spending shock while labor growth is concentrated in non-traded …