The Political Economy of Fiscal Transparency and Independent Fiscal Councils /

The global surge in independent fiscal councils (IFCs) raises three related questions: How can IFCs improve the conduct of fiscal policy? Are they simultaneously desirable for voters and elected policymakers? And are they resilient to changes in political conditions? We build a model in which voters...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beetsma, Roel
Other Authors: Debrun, Xavier, Sloof, Randolph
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/195
Online Access:Full text available on IMF