The Perils of Tax Smoothing : Sustainable Fiscal Policy with Random Shocks to Permanent Output /

If permanent output is uncertain, tax smoothing can be perilous: both debt levels and tax rates are difficult to stabilize and may drift upwards. One practical remedy would be to target the debt. However, our simulations confirm that such a policy would require undesirably volatile fiscal adjustment...

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Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsman: Tanner, Evan
Övriga upphovsmän: Carey, Kevin
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/207
Länkar:Full text available on IMF

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