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Authorities' fiscal forecasts in Latin America : are they optimistic?

Hadzi-Vaskov, Metodij; Ricci, Luca Antonio; Werner, … - 2021

documents of the following years to understand the evolution of fiscal forecast errors. Our findings suggest that: (i) for most … terms of drivers, we show that forecast errors for the fiscal balance-to-GDP ratio are positively correlated with GDP growth … and terms of trade changes and negatively with GDP deflator surprises; (iv) forecast errors for public debt-to-GDP ratios …

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Predicting fiscal crises

Cerovic, Svetlana; Gerling, Kerstin; Hodge, Andrew; … - 2018

This paper identifies leading indicators of fiscal crises based on a large sample of countries at different stages of development over 1970-2015. Our results are robust to different methodologies and sample periods. Previous literature on early warning sistems (EWS) for fiscal crises is scarce...

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"An analysis of U.S. fiscal and generational imbalances : who will pay and how?"

Batini, Nicoletta; Callegari, Giovanni; Guerreiro, Julia - 2011

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Gender budgeting in G20 countries

Alonso-Albarran, Virginia; Curristine, Teresa; Preston, … - 2021

Achieving gender equality remains a significant challenge, that has only deepened with the on-set of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gender budgeting (GB) can help promote gender equality by applying a gender perspective to fiscal policies and the budget process. This paper takes stock of GB practices in...

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Monitoring the climate impact of fiscal policy : lessons from tracking the COVID-19 response

Eltokhy, Khaled; Funke, Katja; Huang, Guohua; Kim, Yujin; … - 2021

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, governments around the world announced unprecedented fiscal packages to address the economic impact of the crisis. The unusually large scale of the packages was accompanied by widespread calls for "greening" them to meet the dual goals of economic recovery and...

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Macro-fiscal management practices in Eastern and Southern Africa

Battersby, Bryn; Lienert, Ian - 2021

This paper examines the institutional arrangements of the macro-fiscal function in 16 African countries. Most ministries of finance (MoFs) have established a macro-fiscal department or unit, but their functions, size, structure and outputs vary considerably. Based on a survey, we present data on...

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The cost of future policy : intertemporal public sector balance sheets in the G7

Koshima, Yugo; Harris, Jason; Tieman, Alexander F.; … - 2021

This paper compiles the Intertemporal Public Sector Balance Sheets for all G7 countries and examines their relationship with government borrowing costs. In 2018, all G7 countries have negative Intertemporal Net Financial Worth (INFW), falling short of their intertemporal budget constraint. A...

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Assessing Dutch fiscal and debt sustainability

Carton, Benjamin; Fouejieu, Armand - 2020

Although the Netherlands entered the so-called Great Lockdown with a strong fiscal position, the Dutch fiscal balance is projected to deteriorate by an unprecedented magnitude, largely as a result of necessary fiscal measures deployed to weather the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This...

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The sources of fiscal fluctuations

Levy, Antoine; Ricci, Luca Antonio; Werner, Alejandro … - 2020

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Enhancing fiscal transparency and reporting in India

Blagrave, Patrick; Gonguet, Fabien - 2020

Current fiscal transparency and reporting practices in India place it behind most peer G20 economies, implying that policy makers are lacking critical data to ground their fiscal and other economic planning decisions. The increasing use of off-budget financing at the central government level in...

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