Assessing Fiscal Sustainability : A Cross-Country Comparison /

To monitor fiscal sustainability, this paper proposes a recursive algorithm derived from the law of motion of the debt-to-GDP ratio, subject to a government reaction function that links convergence to the targeted debt ratio with primary fiscal surpluses. Based on quarterly estimates of this algorit...

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Autore principale: Croce, Enzo
Altri autori: Juan-Ramon, V.
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/145
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF