Options for Fiscal Consolidation in the United Kingdom /

This paper examines the macroeconomic effects of different timing and composition of fiscal adjustment in the United Kingdom using the IMF's Global Fiscal Model. Early consolidation dampens aggregate demand in the short term, but increases output in the long term as smaller primary surpluses ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Botman, Dennis
Other Authors: Honjo, Keiko
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/089
Online Access:Full text available on IMF