Rules versus discretion in fiscal policy
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- Carluccio Bianchi & Mario Menegatti, 2012. "Rules Versus Discretion In Fiscal Policy," Manchester School, University of Manchester, vol. 80(5), pages 603-629, September.
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Keywords
rules; discretion; time inconsistency; fiscal policy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
- E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
- H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus
- H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
- H68 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Forecasts of Budgets, Deficits, and Debt
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBA-2007-08-08 (Central Banking)
- NEP-PBE-2007-08-08 (Public Economics)
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