Considering the IMF's Perspective on a "Sound Fiscal Policy" /

This paper provides a perspective on how the IMF assesses a 'sound fiscal policy,' focusing principally on industrial and emerging market economies. It observes six central criteria: the short-term fiscal policy stance, with greater emphasis on automatic stabilizers than discretionary fisc...

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Autor Principal: Heller, Peter
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Series:IMF Policy Discussion Papers; Policy Discussion Paper ; No. 2002/008
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF
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