Rules-Based Fiscal Policy in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain /

Fiscal rules can help to counteract the deficits and spending biases that too often originate in the political process. Rules that constrain spending--rather than the balance--allow fiscal policy to be countercyclical. Yet the design of effective spending rules is by no means straightforward. Should...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Daban Sanchez, Teresa
Otros Autores: Detragiache, Enrica, Milesi-Ferretti, Gian, Symansky, Steven
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Colección:Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 2003/009
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF