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Baunsgaard, Thomas - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

The paper discusses options available to tax mineral extraction projects particularly in developing countries. A desirable government share of the economic rent generated from mineral extraction can be achieved through different tax and non-tax instruments. This gives some room to design a...

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The Cyclical and Long-Term Behavior of Government Expenditures in Developing Countries

Inchauste, Gabriela; Akitoby, Bernardin; Clements, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

We examine the short- and long-term movements of government spending relative to output in 51 countries. We find that in the short term, the main components of government spending increase with output in about half of the sample countries, with some variation across spending categories and...

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Efficiency-Adjusted Public Capital and Growth

Gupta, Sanjeev; Kangur, Alvar; Wane, Abdoul Aziz; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

This paper constructs an efficiency-adjusted public capital stock series and re-examines the public capital and growth relationship for 52 developing countries. The results show that public capital is a significant contributor to economic growth. Although the estimated coefficient for the income...

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Restoring Debt Sustainability After Crises; Implications for the Fiscal Mix

Baldacci, Emanuele; Gupta, Sanjeev; Mulas-Granados, Carlos - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

This paper analyzes the experience of 99 advanced and developing economies in restoring fiscal sustainability during 1980 - 2008 after banking crises, which led to large accumulation of public debt. It finds that successful debt reductions have relied chiefly on generation of large primary...

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Is Social Spending Procyclical?

Gupta, Sanjeev; Hajdenberg, Alejandro; Granado, Javier … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

This paper studies the cyclical behavior of public spending on health and education in 150 countries during 1987 - 2007 …. It finds that spending on education and health is procyclical in developing countries and acyclical in developed … countries. In addition, education and health expenditures follow an asymmetric pattern in developing countries; they are …

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Income Inequality and Fiscal Policy (2nd Edition)

Bastagli, Francesca; Coady, David; Gupta, Sanjeev - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

This note will describe recent trends in income inequality in both advanced and developing economies and how tax and expenditure policies have impacted on these trends. It will discuss how tax and expenditure policies should be designed to bring about a more equitable distribution of income, as...

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Fiscal Frameworks for Resource Rich Developing Countries

Poplawski-Ribeiro, Marcos; Villafuerte, Mauricio; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate. These papers are generally brief and written in nontechnical language, and so are aimed at a broad audience...

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Income Inequality and Fiscal Policy

Coady, David; Gupta, Sanjeev - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

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How Effective is Fiscal Policy Response in Systemic Banking Crises?

Gupta, Sanjeev; Mulas-Granados, Carlos; Baldacci, Emanuele - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper studies the effects of fiscal policy response in 118 episodes of systemic banking crisis in advanced and emerging market countries during 1980-2008. It finds that timely countercyclical fiscal measures contribute to shortening the length of crisis episodes by stimulating aggregate...

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Fiscal Reforms in Low-Income Countries

Clements, Benedict J.; Ebrill, Liam P.; Gupta, Sanjeev; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1998

The reform of fiscal policies and institutions lies at the heart of structural adjustment in developing countries. Although the immediate aim of such reform is to reduce fiscal imbalances to achieve macroeconomic stability, the long-term goal is to secure more durable improvements in fiscal...

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