The 1994 Mexican Economic Crisis The Role of Government Expenditure and Relative Prices

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Eliot R.J. Kalter

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Armando Ribas

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: December 1999

Abstract

This paper discusses the role of a country`s fiscal stance in weakening the financial underpinnings of an open economy with a quasi-fixed nominal exchange rate, even where the overall fiscal deficit remains unchanged, or even narrows. The paper cites the role of expanding government operations in reducing the relative price of traded goods. A marked increase in government expenditure and taxation is associated with increased production costs, excess demand for nontraded goods, and a deterioration in the financial health of the traded goods sector. The paper demonstrates that, in contrast to the current economic situation in Mexico, the period leading to the 1994 crisis closely parallels these stylized facts.

Keywords: Mexican economic crisis government expenditure relative prices

JEL Classification: E61 E62 E65 F20 F32 F41

Suggested Citation

Kalter, Eliot R.J. and Ribas, Armando, The 1994 Mexican Economic Crisis The Role of Government Expenditure and Relative Prices (December 1999). IMF Working Paper No. 99/160, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=880687

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