New Evidence on Fiscal Adjustment and Growth in Transition Economies /

This paper analyzes the relationship between fiscal adjustment and real GDP growth in a panel of 26 transition economies during 1992-2001. Unlike most previous studies using cross-country regressions, the paper finds a positive and statistically significant relationship between fiscal adjustment and...

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Hoofdauteur: Gupta, Sanjeev
Andere auteurs: Segura-Ubiergo, Alex, Simone, Alejandro
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/244
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF
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