What should fiscal councils do?

Fiscal councils now exist in a number of countries. This paper first considers the extent of deficit bias, potential explanations for it, and how independent institutions could help reduce it. Are fiscal councils complements to or substitutes for fiscal rules, and why do none at present have any...

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Hlavní autoři: Lars Calmfors, L, Wren-Lewis, S
Médium: Working paper
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Department of Economics (University of Oxford) 2011