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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Auteur principal: Yakadina, Irina
Autres auteurs: Kumhof, Michael
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/068
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF