The (Subjective) Well-Being Cost of Fiscal Policy Shocks /
Do discretionary spending cuts and tax increases hurt social well-being? To answer this question, we combine subjective well-being data covering over half a million of individuals across 13 European countries, with macroeconomic data on fiscal consolidations. We find that fiscal consolidations reduc...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2020.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2020/005 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |