Titolo Demand Elasticity and Fiscal Policy Periodico Rivista italiana degli economisti Anno: 2002 - Volume: 7 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 49 - Pagina finale: 72
In this paper we study the transmission mechanism of fiscal policy based on possible changes in the elasticity of demand. These are obtained by assuming that firms face a balance of public and private demands, each characterized by different price elasticity. We show that in this set-up there exists a range of the technological conditions under which fiscal policy is expansionary, independently of the pro- or counter- cyclical nature of its impact on the desired mark-up.