Budget Deficits and Budget Institutions:

By discussing the available theoretical and empirical literature, this paper argues that budget procedures and budget institutions do influence budget outcomes. Budget institutions include both procedural rules and balanced budget laws. We critically assess theoretical contributions in this area and...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alesina, Alberto (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C International Monetary Fund 1996
Series:IMF Working Papers Working Paper No. 96/52
Online Access:UBW01
UEI01
LCO01
SBR01
UER01
SBG01
UBG01
FAN01
UBT01
FKE01
UBY01
UBA01
FLA01
UBM01
UPA01
UBR01
FHA01
FNU01
BSB01
TUM01
Volltext
Summary:By discussing the available theoretical and empirical literature, this paper argues that budget procedures and budget institutions do influence budget outcomes. Budget institutions include both procedural rules and balanced budget laws. We critically assess theoretical contributions in this area and suggest several open and unresolved issue. We also examine the empirical evidence drawn from studies on samples of OECD countries, Latin American countries and the United States. We conclude with a discussion of the normative implications of this literature and with some concrete proposals
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (36 p)
ISBN:1451847203
9781451847208

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Get full text