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Fiscal Consolidation in America: The Policy Options

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  • Rosanne Altshuler

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  • Barry Bosworth

    () (Brookings Institution)

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This paper is focused on the options for reducing the U.S. fiscal deficit in the aftermath of the financial crisis. The first part of the paper is devoted to an assessment of the economic outlook and the impact of the financial crisis on the medium-term fiscal balance of the federal government. Is there a short-term trade-off between the need for further fiscal stimulus and deficit reduction and how should it be managed? The second part of the paper examines the options for fiscal consolidation on both the expenditure and revenue sides of the budget.

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  • Rosanne Altshuler & Barry Bosworth, 2011. "Fiscal Consolidation in America: The Policy Options," Departmental Working Papers 201120, Rutgers University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:rut:rutres:201120
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    Keywords

    budget; deficit; fiscal consolidation;
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    JEL classification:

    • H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General
    • H61 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Budget; Budget Systems
    • H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus

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