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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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Yakadina, Irina
Andre forfattere: Kumhof, Michael
Format: Tidsskrift
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Serier:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/068
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