Fiscal Rules to Tame the Political Budget Cycle : Evidence from Italian Municipalities /
The paper provides evidence that fiscal rules can limit the political budget cycle. It focuses on the application of the Italian fiscal rule at the sub-national level over the period 2004-2006 and shows that: 1) municipalities are subject to political budget cycles in capital spending; 2) the Italia...
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| Formaat: | Tijdschrift |
| Taal: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2017.
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| Reeks: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2017/006 |
| Online toegang: | Full text available on IMF |