Fiscal Indulgence in Central Europe : Loss of the External Anchor /

In recent years, fiscal performance in Central Europe has steadily deteriorated, in contrast to the improvement in the Baltics. This paper explores the determinants of such differences among countries slated for EU accession. Regression estimates suggest that economic and institutional fundamentals...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kopits, George
Other Authors: Berger, Helge, Szekely, Istvan
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/062
Online Access:Full text available on IMF