Some Microeconomics of Fiscal Deficit Reductions : The Case of Tax Expenditures.

This paper considers the merits of reducing or eliminating some specific tax expenditure measures currently in force in the United States with a view to reducing the federal fiscal deficit. The paper starts from the observation that savings decisions in the United States are distorted and that there...

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Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1989.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1989/014
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF
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