Strengthening Post-Crisis Fiscal Credibility : Fiscal Councils on the Rise /

Institutions aimed at constraining policy discretion to promote sound fiscal policies are once again at the forefront of the policy debate. Interest in 'fiscal councils,' independent watchdogs active in the public debate, has grown rapidly in recent years. This paper presents the first cro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Debrun, Xavier
Other Authors: Kinda, Tidiane
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/058
Online Access:Full text available on IMF