The Distributional Effects of Fiscal Consolidation /
This paper examines the distributional effects of fiscal consolidation. Using episodes of fiscal consolidation for a sample of 17 OECD countries over the period 1978-2009, we find that fiscal consolidation has typically had significant distributional effects by raising inequality, decreasing wage in...
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2013.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2013/151 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |