Stock-flow adjustments and fiscal transparency : a cross-country comparison /

Stock-flow adjustments and fiscal transparency : a cross-country comparison /

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Author / Creator:	Weber, Anke, 1981- author.
Imprint:	[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource (19 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	IMF working paper ; WP/12/39 IMF working paper ; WP/12/39.
Subject:	Stock-flow analysis -- Econometric models. Debts, Public -- Econometric models. Budget deficits -- Econometric models. Fiscal policy -- Econometric models. Transparency in government -- Econometric models. Budget deficits -- Econometric models. Debts, Public -- Econometric models. Fiscal policy -- Econometric models.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12500003

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Other authors / contributors:	International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Department, issuing body.
ISBN:	9781463984298 1463984294
Notes:	At head of title: Fiscal Affairs Department. Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed January 31, 2012). Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	Over the past three decades, large and persistent discrepancies between the annual change in public debt and the budget deficit, so-called stock-flow adjustments, were a prominent feature of debt dynamics in many economies. The aim of this paper is to investigate the underlying determinants of such discrepancies and their relationship with fiscal transparency using data for 163 countries. Results show that such discrepancies can only be partly explained by balance sheet effects and the realization of contingent liabilities and that significant differences exist in average stock-flow adjustments across countries reflecting country-specific factors. The more fiscally transparent the country, the smaller these tend to be. The contribution of stock-flow adjustments to increases in debt is likewise smaller in countries with above average fiscal transparency. This may not be coincidental, as a lack of fiscal transparency may make it easier for governments to engage in deceptive fiscal stratagems.
Other form:	Print version: Weber, Anke. Stock-Flow Adjustments and Fiscal Transparency: A Cross-Country Comparison. Washington : International Monetary Fund, ©2012 9781463933821

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Summary:	Over the past three decades, large and persistent discrepancies between the annual change in public debt and the budget deficit, so-called stock-flow adjustments, were a prominent feature of debt dynamics in many economies. The aim of this paper is to investigate the underlying determinants of such discrepancies and their relationship with fiscal transparency using data for 163 countries. Results show that such discrepancies can only be partly explained by balance sheet effects and the realization of contingent liabilities and that significant differences exist in average stock-flow adjustments across countries reflecting country-specific factors. The more fiscally transparent the country, the smaller these tend to be. The contribution of stock-flow adjustments to increases in debt is likewise smaller in countries with above average fiscal transparency. This may not be coincidental, as a lack of fiscal transparency may make it easier for governments to engage in deceptive fiscal stratagems.
Item Description:	At head of title: Fiscal Affairs Department. Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed January 31, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (19 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781463984298 1463984294