This paper investigates qualitatively and quantitatively the fiscal policies adopted in Italy in response to the COVID-19 crisis. We assess the rationale of the policies in light of the characterizing features of the business and household sectors and of the state of public budgets. We then evaluate the impact of the policies through a calibrated model of the Italian economy featuring a comprehensive specification of taxes, transfers, and subsidies. The quantitative analysis suggests that the policies reduced the gross domestic product (GDP) impact of the COVID-19 shock by 25 percent at the peak of the crisis. Alternative fiscal stimulus plans tilted toward a larger reduction of corporate taxes, and stronger increases in public expenditures could have achieved a sharper attenuation of the GDP drop but would have been less desirable from a distributive perspective or for the dynamics of public finances.
Fiscal policies and the pandemic. The response of Italy to the Covid-19 crisis / Di Pietro, M; Marattin, L; Minetti, R. - In: NATIONAL TAX JOURNAL. - ISSN 0028-0283. - 73:3(2020), pp. 927-950. [10.17310/ntj.2020.3.13]
Titolo: | Fiscal policies and the pandemic. The response of Italy to the Covid-19 crisis | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 | |
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Citazione: | Fiscal policies and the pandemic. The response of Italy to the Covid-19 crisis / Di Pietro, M; Marattin, L; Minetti, R. - In: NATIONAL TAX JOURNAL. - ISSN 0028-0283. - 73:3(2020), pp. 927-950. [10.17310/ntj.2020.3.13] | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1448105 | |
Appartiene alla tipologia: | 01a Articolo in rivista |
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