The challenge of debt reduction during fiscal consolidation /
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Author / Creator: | Eyraud, Luc, author. |
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Imprint: | [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2013. |
Description: | 1 online resource (36 pages) : color illustrations |
Language: | English |
Series: | IMF working paper ; WP/13/67 IMF working paper ; WP/13/67. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12501635 |
Summary: | Studies suggest that fiscal multipliers are currently high in many advanced economies. One important implication is that fiscal tightening could raise the debt ratio in the short term, as fiscal gains are partly wiped out by the decline in output. Although this effect is not long-lasting and debt eventually declines, it could be an issue if financial markets focus on the short-term behavior of the debt ratio, or if country authorities engage in repeated rounds of tightening in an effort to get the debt ratio to converge to the official target. We discuss whether these problems could be addressed by setting and monitoring debt targets in cyclically-adjusted terms. |
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Item Description: | Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed Mar. 20, 2013). "Fiscal Affairs Department"--Page 2 of pdf. "March 2013"--Page 2 of pdf. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (36 pages) : color illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-37). |
ISBN: | 9781616357566 1616357568 9781475553864 1475553862 9781475556711 1475556713 |