Israel : Selected Issues.

This Selected Issues paper on Israel focuses on the fiscal institutions and the political economy in Israel. The paper addresses two questions. First, is there evidence for political-economy distortions to Israel's fiscal policy? Second, what institutional changes could help in limiting these d...

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Collectivité auteur: International Monetary Fund
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Collection:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/025
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF
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