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Fiscal Adjustments: Determinants and Macroeconomic Consequences
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Author/Editor: |
Kumar, Manmohan S. | Leigh, Daniel | Plekhanov, Alexander |
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July 1, 2007 |
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Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate.
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Summary: The paper analyzes the determinants of success of recent fiscal consolidations in the OECD countries as well as the short-run and long-run effects of fiscal adjustments on economic activity by looking at fourteen case studies, panel data for OECD countries, and the results of simulations using a non-Ricardian multi-country dynamic general equilibrium model. The study finds that while fiscal consolidations tend to have short-run contractionary effects, they can be expansionary in the long run, provided that they do not rely excessively on cuts in productive government expenditure. They can also create positive spillover effects for the rest of the world.
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Series: |
Working Paper No. 07/178 |
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Subject(s): |
Fiscal policy | Adjustment process | Public debt | Economic models |
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Fiscal consolidation
| fiscal adjustment
| government debt
| non-Ricardian model
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July 1, 2007 |
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1934-7073 |
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WPIEA2007178 |
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38 |
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US$18.00 (Academic Rate: US$18.00)
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