Governments' Payment Discipline : The Macroeconomic Impact of Public Payment Delays and Arrears /
This paper considers the impact of changes in the payment discipline of governments on the private sector. We argue that increased delays in public payments can affect private sector liquidity and profits and hence ultimately economic growth. We test this prediction empirically for European Union co...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2015.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2015/013 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |