Structural Breaks in Fiscal Performance : Did Fiscal Responsibility Laws Have Anything to Do with Them? /

In recent years, many countries have adopted Fiscal Responsibility Laws to strengthen fiscal institutions and promote fiscal discipline in a credible, predictable and transparent manner. Still, results on the effectiveness of these laws remain tentative. In this paper, we test empirically whether fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Medina, Leandro
Other Authors: Caceres, Carlos, Corbacho, Ana
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/248
Online Access:Full text available on IMF