The Role of Fiscal Transfers in Smoothing Regional Shocks : Evidence from Existing Federations /

We assess the extent to which fiscal transfers smooth regional shocks in three large federations: the U.S., Canada, and Australia. We find that fiscal transfers offset 4-11 percent of idiosyncratic shocks (risk-sharing) and 13-24 percent of permanent shocks (redistribution). This fiscal insurance la...

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Autor Principal: Poghosyan, Tigran
Outros autores: Cottarelli, Carlo, Senhadji, Abdelhak
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/141
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF