The Brazilian monetary and fiscal policies from 2011 to 2017: conventions and crisis
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Arestis, Philip https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8729-4846
Ferrari Filho, F
Flávio Resende, M
Bittes Terra, F
Abstract
Post Keynesians define conventions as creeds shared by individuals who use them to ground their expectations. Economic policymaking plays a major role in the development of conventions. Thus, this article analyses Brazil’s fiscal and monetary policies over 2011-2017. First, it shows how the monetary policy over 2011-2014 wasted the opportunity to establish a lower base rate in Brazil, what we call ‘the mistakes of the past’. Second, it argues that the austerity policy implemented after 2015 formed the convention that public investments are not needed to boost private investments; this is what we call ‘the loss of future opportunities’.
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38 Economics, 3802 Econometrics, 3803 Economic Theory
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0577-5132
1558-1489
1558-1489
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62
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Taylor & Francis