Fiscal Adjustment in EU Countries : A Balance Sheet Approach /

Several European Union countries have recently implemented or are envisaging fiscal that operations improve budgetary figures but have no structural impact on government finances. This paper evaluates some of these measures using a balance sheet approach. In particular, it examines the degree to whi...

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Hoofdauteur: Moriyama, Kenji
Andere auteurs: Milesi-Ferretti, Gian
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/143
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF
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