Fiscal Policy Responsiveness, Persistence, and Discretion:

In this working paper, we decompose fiscal policy in three components: i) responsiveness, ii) persistence and iii) discretion. Using a sample of 132 countries, our results point out that fiscal policy tends to be more persistent than responding to output variations. We also found that while the effe...

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1. Verfasser: Afonso, António (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Agnello, Luca (MitwirkendeR), Furceri, Davide (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Paris OECD Publishing 2008
Schriftenreihe:OECD Economics Department Working Papers no.659
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Zusammenfassung:In this working paper, we decompose fiscal policy in three components: i) responsiveness, ii) persistence and iii) discretion. Using a sample of 132 countries, our results point out that fiscal policy tends to be more persistent than responding to output variations. We also found that while the effect of cross-country covariates is positive (negative) for discretion, it is negative (positive) for persistence, suggesting that countries with higher persistence have lower discretion and vice versa. In particular, while government size, country size and income have negative effects on the discretion component of fiscal policy, they tend to increase fiscal policy persistence.
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (34 p.) 21 x 29.7cm.
DOI:10.1787/228864226783

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