Independent Fiscal Councils: Recent Trends and Performance
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- Beetsma, Roel & Debrun, Xavier & Fang, Xiangming & Kim, Young & Lledó, Victor & Mbaye, Samba & Zhang, Xiaoxiao, 2019. "Independent fiscal councils: Recent trends and performance," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 53-69.
- Beetsma, Roel & Debrun, Xavier & Fang, Xiangming & Kim, Young & Lledo, Victor & Mbaye, Samba & Zhang, Xiaoxiao, 2018. "Independent fiscal councils: recent trends and performance," CEPR Discussion Papers 12826, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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Keywords
WP; output gap; bond yield; interest rate; independent fiscal councils; fiscal rule compliance; fiscal forecasts; fiscal council; IFC dummy; government effectiveness; absolute value; EU law; council interaction; public finance; Fiscal councils; Fiscal rules; Fiscal stance; Budget planning and preparation; Europe; Global;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
- H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
- H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus
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