Tax Smoothing in a Financially Repressed Economy; Evidence From India
India has a long history of running fiscal deficits. Two broad considerations motivate a government to run a deficit: tax smoothing and tax tilting. This paper tests a version of Barro’s tax-smoothing model, using Indian data for the period 1951-52 to 1996-97. The empirical results indicate that the central government of India has tax-smoothed, while the regional governments of India have not. The paper also finds evidence of tax tilting, reflected in financial repression, which has led to the accumulation of excessive public liabilities.
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1998-08-01
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Authors: | Cashin, Paul ; Olekalns, Nilss ; Sahay, Ratna |
Institutions: | International Monetary Fund (IMF) |
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