The Macroeconomic Effects of Fiscal Consolidation in Emerging Economies : Evidence from Latin America /

We estimate the short-term effects of fiscal consolidation on economic activity in 14 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. We examine contemporaneous policy documents to identify changes in fiscal policy motivated by a desire to reduce the budget deficit and not by responding to prospective...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carriere-Swallow, Yan
Other Authors: David, Antonio, Leigh, Daniel
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/142
Online Access:Full text available on IMF