Assessing the Impact of a Change in the Composition of Public Spending : A DSGE Approach /

Despite intense calls for safeguarding public investment in Europe, public investment expenditure, when measured in relation to GDP, has steadily fallen in the last three decades, evoking fears that economic activity may be correspondingly negatively affected. At the same time, however, public consu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tchakarov, Ivan
Other Authors: Straub, Roland
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/168
Online Access:Full text available on IMF