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Tax or debt financing of a given rate of government expenditures would, according to the now well-known Ricardian Equivalence proposition, have equivalent effects on aggregate demand. Among the reasons for a deviation from the equivalence is the possibility that the government and the private...
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sector’s loan portfolio to eliminate risk, full government guarantee of private sector loans (or deposits) is suboptimal. The …
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The U.S. national savings rate has declined in the 1980s, with both public and private components falling. This paper … discusses that decline and whether a policy response is needed. The drop in the private savings rate appears to reflect factors … national savings. Illustrative calculations based on two alternative frameworks indicate that a net national saving rate …
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This paper surveys that state of fiscal transparency in the wake of the current crisis and looks at what can be done to improve it. It examines the relationship between fiscal transparency and fiscal outcomes; reviews progress in promoting greater fiscal transparency over the past decade; considers...
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Chapter 1 argues that fiscal policy should remain nimble and strengthen its medium-term frameworks, as countries face highly uncertain and differentiated prospects. Vaccination has saved lives and is helping fuel a nascent recovery, but risks are elevated amidst new virus variants, high debt,...
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