Fiscal Adjustments in OECD Countries

Fiscal Adjustments in OECD Countries
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Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Total Pages : 52
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ISBN-10 : 9781451960433
ISBN-13 : 1451960433
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Book Synopsis Fiscal Adjustments in OECD Countries by : Mr.Alberto Alesina

Download or read book Fiscal Adjustments in OECD Countries written by Mr.Alberto Alesina and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1996-07-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper studies how the composition of fiscal adjustments influences their likelihood of “success”, defined as a long lasting deficit reduction, and their macroeconomic consequences. We find that fiscal adjustments which rely primarily on spending cuts on transfers and the government wage bill have a better chance of being successful and are expansionary. On the contrary fiscal adjustments which rely primarily on tax increases and cuts in public investment tend not to last and are contractionary. We discuss alterative explanations for these findings by studying both a full sample of OECD countries and by focusing on three case studies: Denmark, Ireland and Italy.


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