Fiscal rules, inertia and discretionary fiscal policy:
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Main Authors: Larch, Martin (Author), Salto, Matteo (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Brussels European Commission, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs 2003
Series:Economic papers 194
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Abstract:In current practice, changes in the cyclically-adjusted budget balance (CAB) are generally interpreted as reflecting the effort of discretionary fiscal policy. This paper shows that such an interpretation is not a sufficiently accurate description of the behaviour of fiscal policy, and, in some cases, it may even conceal an important deficit bias.
Physical Description:22 S.
ISBN:9289464178