Fiscal Adjustment in Transition Countries : Evidence From the 1990's /

In the 1990s, transition countries underwent large adjustments to address fiscal imbalances. This paper examines whether the factors identified in the literature on advanced economies, the size and composition of adjustment, are important in transition economies. It finds that larger consolidations...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Purfield, Catriona
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/036
Online Access:Full text available on IMF