The Us Federal Debt Outlook : Reading the Tea Leaves /

We show that fiscal policies reflecting a primary balance response to higher debt in line with historic experience would significantly increase the likelihood of reaching the debt targets of the U.S. administration in the medium term. Deficits and debt are higher under current budgetary proposals an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Celasun, Oya
Other Authors: Keim, Geoffrey
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/062
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