Wittmann, Nils2016-08-232016-08-232016http://hdl.handle.net/2003/3518610.17877/DE290R-17233In this thesis, I provide several essays in support to answering the question about the interaction of different fiscal instruments, macro aggregates, and financial assets. To discover the impact of fiscal policy and other shocks on macro aggregates, I present five essays on financial assets, fiscal policy and the macroeconomy while estimating empirical models using U.S. data and building theoretical economies.ennewsfiscal policyconsumer credithousehold debt330doctoral thesis