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Language: en
Pages: 548
Pages: 548
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-07 - Publisher: International Monetary Fund
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Language: en
Pages: 58
Pages: 58
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-07-22 - Publisher: International Monetary Fund
What are fiscal policy rules? What are the principal benefits and drawbacks associated with various fiscal rules, particularly compared with alternative approac
Language: en
Pages: 596
Pages: 596
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-06-25 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press
The recent recession has brought fiscal policy back to the forefront, with economists and policy makers struggling to reach a consensus on highly political issu
Language: en
Pages: 62
Pages: 62
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-14 - Publisher: International Monetary Fund
This paper provides country-specific information on fiscal rules in use in 81 countries from 1985 to end-September 2012. It serves as background material and up
Language: en
Pages: 49
Pages: 49
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-07-01 - Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Strengthening fiscal frameworks, in particular fiscal rules, has emerged as a key response to the fiscal legacy of the crisis. This paper takes stock of fiscal