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A Balancing Act : Reform Options for Paraguay's Fiscal Responsibility Law

David, Antonio C. - 2017

Paraguay faces a trade-off between building fiscal credibility and amending the existing fiscal rule to accommodate infrastructure investment and provide space for countercyclical policies. In this paper, we discuss several alternative fiscal rules for Paraguay and present simulations of debt...

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Unstash the Cash! Corporate Governance Reform in Japan

Aoyagi, Chie - 2014

Japan's high corporate savings might be holding back growth. We focus on the causes and consequences of the current … corporate behavior and suggest options for reform. In particular, Japan's weak corporate governance - as measured by available … comprehensive corporate governance reform should be a key component of Japan's growth strategy …

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Foreign Help Wanted : Easing Japan's Labor Shortages

Ganelli, Giovanni - 2015

Data and anecdotal evidence suggest that Japan is suffering from labor shortages, which are large in an international … focuses on policy options to ease Japan's labor shortages. In particular, we focus on possible measures to increase reliance …

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Spillovers from Japan's Unconventional Monetary Policy to Emerging Asia : A Global VAR Approach

Ganelli, Giovanni - 2016

We use a Global VAR model to study spillovers from the Bank of Japan's quantitative and qualitative easing (QQE) on …

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Fiscal Policy Effectiveness in a Small Open Economy : Estimates of Tax and Spending Multipliers in Paraguay

David, Antonio C. - 2017

This paper presents estimates of fiscal multipliers in Paraguay following different econometric techniques and identification approaches. The results point to multipliers for capital expenditure that are substantially higher than multipliers for current expenditure. In addition, the evidence...

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Fiscal Adjustment and Income Inequality : Sub-National Evidence from Brazil

Azevedo, João Pedro - 2014

We combine state-level fiscal data with household survey data to assess the links between sub-national fiscal policy and income inequality in Brazil over the period 1995-2011. The results indicate that a tighter fiscal stance at the sub-national level is not associated with a deterioration in...

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Fiscal Devaluation in a Monetary Union

Engler, Philipp - 2014

Using a DSGE model calibrated to the euro area, we analyze the international effects of afiscal devaluation (FD) implemented as a revenue-neutral shift from employer's socialcontributions to the Value Added Tax. We find that a FD in 'Southern European countries' has a strong positive effect on...

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Inclusive Growth and the Incidence of Fiscal Policy in Mauritius — Much Progress, But More Could Be Done

David, Antonio C. - 2013

Using data from three household surveys, we review whether growth in Mauritius was inclusive and discuss the incidence of public expenditures and taxes. Generally, Mauritius enjoys an even income distribution and low rates of poverty. Nevertheless, over the 2000s, despite overall progress, the...

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The International Effects of Government Spending Composition

Ganelli, Giovanni - 2021

This paper helps resolve a paradox in the literature, noticed by Alesina and Perotti (1995), which is that, although government employment is an important component of public spending, the debate on the effects of fiscal policy focuses almost exclusively on shocks to non-wage government...

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The Macroeconomic Effects of Fiscal Consolidation in Emerging Economies : Evidence from Latin America

Carriere-Swallow, Yan - 2018

We estimate the short-term effects of fiscal consolidation on economic activity in 14countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. We examine contemporaneous policy documents to identify changes in fiscal policy motivated by a desire to reduce the budget deficit and not by responding to...

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