Big Government, High Debt, and Fiscal Adjustment in Small States /

Using a new fiscal dataset for small states, this paper analyzes the link between country size, government size, debt, and economic performance. It finds that on average small states have larger governments and higher public debt. Although there are intrinsic factors that explain why governments are...

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Egile nagusia: Ota, Rui
Beste egile batzuk: Medina Cas, Stephanie
Formatua: Aldizkaria
Hizkuntza:English
Argitaratua: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Saila:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/039
Sarrera elektronikoa:Full text available on IMF