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Cyclicality of fiscal policy in Israel

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  • Michel Strawczynski

    (Bank of Israel)

  • Josheph Zeira

    (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

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This paper tests the cyclicality of fiscal policy in Israel. We find that government deficits are mildly counter-cyclical, mainly in recessions. Expenditures, and in particular, public investment, are pro-cyclical. However, we find that both the government deficit and expenditures have become more counter-cyclical after 1985, a period that is characterized by improved fiscal discipline, following the Economic Stabilization Program. We interpret this result as an indication that Israel is nowadays in a transition from pro-cyclical fiscal policy, as in many developing countries, to counter-cyclical fiscal policy, as is more common in developed countries.

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  • Michel Strawczynski & Josheph Zeira, 2007. "Cyclicality of fiscal policy in Israel," Israel Economic Review, Bank of Israel, vol. 5(1), pages 47-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:boi:isrerv:v:5:y:2007:i:1:p:47-66
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    7. Kobi Braude & Karnit Flug, 2012. "The interaction between monetary and fiscal policy: insights from two business cycles in Israel," BIS Papers chapters, in: Bank for International Settlements (ed.), Fiscal policy, public debt and monetary policy in emerging market economies, volume 67, pages 205-215, Bank for International Settlements.
    8. Michel Strawczynski & Joseph Zeira, 2013. "Procyclicality of Fiscal Policy in Emerging Countries: The Cycle is the Trend," Central Banking, Analysis, and Economic Policies Book Series, in: Luis Felipe Céspedes & Jordi Galí (ed.),Fiscal Policy and Macroeconomic Performance, edition 1, volume 17, chapter 11, pages 427-466, Central Bank of Chile.
    9. Charlotte Moeser, 2010. "Israel: Monetary and Fiscal Policy," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 783, OECD Publishing.
    10. Strawczynski Michel, 2014. "Cyclicality Of Statutory Tax Rates," Israel Economic Review, Bank of Israel, vol. 11(1), pages 67-96.

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