Tax Reforms and Fiscal Shock Smoothing /

This paper examines the role of tax policy reforms in enhancing fiscal shock smoothing in a panel of 13 OECD economies during the period 1980-2017. The results suggest that tax reforms, in particular those that broaden the tax base, significantly enhance the ability of fiscal policy to mitigate the...

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Main Author: Amaglobeli, David
Other Authors: Jaramillo, Laura, Karnane, Pooja, Zdzienicka, Aleksandra
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/113
Online Access:Full text available on IMF