The Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy in Stimulating Economic Activity : A Review of the Literature /

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the effectiveness of fiscal policy. The focus is on the size of fiscal multipliers, and on the possibility that multipliers can turn negative (i.e., that fiscal contractions can be expansionary). The paper concludes that fiscal multiplie...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Mahfouz, Selma
Andere auteurs: Hemming, Richard, Kell, Michael
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/208
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF