The Global Role of the U.S. Economy : Linkages, Policies and Spillovers

This paper analyzes the role of the United States in the global economy and examines the extent of global spillovers from changes in U.S. growth, monetary and fiscal policies, and uncertainty in its financial markets and economic policies. Developm...

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Main Authors: Kose, M. Ayhan, Lakatos, Csilla, Ohnsorge, Franziska, Stocker, Marc
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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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spelling okr-10986-260212021-06-14T10:10:50Z The Global Role of the U.S. Economy : Linkages, Policies and Spillovers Kose, M. Ayhan Lakatos, Csilla Ohnsorge, Franziska Stocker, Marc BUSINESS CYCLES GLOBAL ECONOMY globalization spillovers fiscal policy monetary policy economic growth This paper analyzes the role of the United States in the global economy and examines the extent of global spillovers from changes in U.S. growth, monetary and fiscal policies, and uncertainty in its financial markets and economic policies. Developments in the U.S. economy, the world's largest, have effects far beyond its shores. A surge in U.S. growth could provide a significant boost to the global economy. Tightening U.S. financial conditions -- whether due to contractionary U.S. monetary policy or other reasons -- could reverberate across global financial markets, with adverse effects on some emerging market and developing economies that rely heavily on external financing. In addition, lingering uncertainty about the course of U.S. economic policy could have an appreciably negative effect on global growth prospects. While the United States plays a critical role in the world economy, activity in the rest of the world is also important for the United States. 2017-02-08T22:34:21Z 2017-02-08T22:34:21Z 2017-02 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/649771486479478785/The-global-role-of-the-U-S-economy-linkages-policies-and-spillovers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26021 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7962 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic BUSINESS CYCLES
GLOBAL ECONOMY
globalization
spillovers
fiscal policy
monetary policy
economic growth
spellingShingle BUSINESS CYCLES
GLOBAL ECONOMY
globalization
spillovers
fiscal policy
monetary policy
economic growth
Kose, M. Ayhan
Lakatos, Csilla
Ohnsorge, Franziska
Stocker, Marc
The Global Role of the U.S. Economy : Linkages, Policies and Spillovers
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7962
description This paper analyzes the role of the United States in the global economy and examines the extent of global spillovers from changes in U.S. growth, monetary and fiscal policies, and uncertainty in its financial markets and economic policies. Developments in the U.S. economy, the world's largest, have effects far beyond its shores. A surge in U.S. growth could provide a significant boost to the global economy. Tightening U.S. financial conditions -- whether due to contractionary U.S. monetary policy or other reasons -- could reverberate across global financial markets, with adverse effects on some emerging market and developing economies that rely heavily on external financing. In addition, lingering uncertainty about the course of U.S. economic policy could have an appreciably negative effect on global growth prospects. While the United States plays a critical role in the world economy, activity in the rest of the world is also important for the United States.
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author Kose, M. Ayhan
Lakatos, Csilla
Ohnsorge, Franziska
Stocker, Marc
author_facet Kose, M. Ayhan
Lakatos, Csilla
Ohnsorge, Franziska
Stocker, Marc
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title The Global Role of the U.S. Economy : Linkages, Policies and Spillovers
title_short The Global Role of the U.S. Economy : Linkages, Policies and Spillovers
title_full The Global Role of the U.S. Economy : Linkages, Policies and Spillovers
title_fullStr The Global Role of the U.S. Economy : Linkages, Policies and Spillovers
title_full_unstemmed The Global Role of the U.S. Economy : Linkages, Policies and Spillovers
title_sort global role of the u.s. economy : linkages, policies and spillovers
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/649771486479478785/The-global-role-of-the-U-S-economy-linkages-policies-and-spillovers
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