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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Autor principal: Yakadina, Irina
Otros Autores: Kumhof, Michael
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/068
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF