Fiscal Stabilization Policy and Fiscal Institutions.

In this paper we analyse counter-cyclical fiscal policy within the context of a microfounded analysis of business-cycle stabilization. We show that tax and spending instruments can have a useful counter-cyclical role, even after allowing for the distortionary nature of the instruments and the need f...

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Main Authors: Leith, C, Wren-Lewis, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005