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Public-Debt/Output Guidelines: the Case of Israel

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  • Zvi Hercowitz

    (Tel-Aviv University, Bank of Israel)

  • Michel Strawczynski

    (Bank of Israel)

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This paper analyzes the implications of adding to a tax-smoothing framework the cost of deviating upwards from a public-debt/output guideline. The implications for the dynamic paths of the tax rate, the debt/output ratio and the government spending/output ratio are derived. A simulation of the model with Israeli data suggests that Israeli fiscal behavior is consistent with the (implicit) existence of such a guideline. Some international perspective, with countries having explicit guidelines in the context of the Maastricht Treaty, is also presented.

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  • Zvi Hercowitz & Michel Strawczynski, 2000. "Public-Debt/Output Guidelines: the Case of Israel," Bank of Israel Working Papers 2000.03, Bank of Israel.
    • Handle: RePEc:boi:wpaper:2000.03
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