Improving Fiscal Performance Through Fiscal Councils
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Keywords
conseil budgétaires; fiscal councils; fiscal frameworks; fiscal policy; institution budgétaire; politique budgétaire;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H61 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Budget; Budget Systems
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBA-2010-12-23 (Central Banking)
- NEP-PBE-2010-12-23 (Public Economics)
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