Politically Optimal Fiscal Policy /

Why do governments issue large amounts of debt? In what sense and for whom is such a policy optimal? We show that twisting the optimal taxation paradigm produces very reasonable predictions for debt and real interest rates. Adding an extra dimension of uncertainty about the political planning horizo...

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Glavni avtor: Yakadina, Irina
Drugi avtorji: Kumhof, Michael
Format: Revija
Jezik:English
Izdano: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Serija:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/068
Online dostop:Full text available on IMF