A New Action-Based Dataset of Fiscal Consolidation /
This paper presents a new dataset of fiscal consolidation for 17 OECD economies during 1978-2009. We focus on discretionary changes in taxes and government spending primarily motivated by a desire to reduce the budget deficit and not by a response to prospective economic conditions. To identify the...
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Format: | Journal |
Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2011.
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Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2011/128 |
Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |