Budget Consolidation : Short-Term Pain and Long-Term Gain /

The paper evaluates the costs and benefits of fiscal consolidation using simulations based on the IMFs global DSGE model GIMF. Over the longer run, well-targeted permanent reductions in budget deficits lead to a considerable increase in both the growth rate and the level of output. The gains may be...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Laxton, Douglas
Weitere Verfasser: Clinton, Kevin, Kumhof, Michael, Mursula, Susanna
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/163
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF