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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第一著者: Poghosyan, Tigran
その他の著者: Cottarelli, Carlo, Senhadji, Abdelhak
フォーマット: 雑誌
言語:English
出版事項: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
シリーズ:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/141
オンライン・アクセス:Full text available on IMF