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1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Fiscal Policies and Political Economy

   The Impact of Government Debt, Expenditure and Taxes on Aggregate Investment and Productivity Growth

   Salotti and Trecroci · Economica · 2016

   The paper estimates how fiscal policy affects private investment and productivity growth, mainly in 20 OECD economies from 1970 to 2009, with some estimates for 80 developing economies.

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   1. UncheckedHigh public debt is linked to lower aggregate investment and slower productivity growth, through distortions tied to the size of the public sector.“Our findings suggest that high public debt adversely affects both aggregate investment spending and productivity growth, through distortions related to the size of the public sector.”