The fiscal policy rule implicit in the Stability and Growth Pact, has been rationalised as a way to ensure that national fiscal policies remain sustainable within the EU, thereby endorsing the independence of the ECB. We empirically examine the sustainability of European fiscal policies over the...

The fiscal policy rule implicit in the Stability and Growth Pact, has been rationalised as a way to ensure that national fiscal policies remain sustainable within the EU, thereby endorsing the independence of the ECB. We empirically examine the sustainability of European fiscal policies over the...

This paper characterises rules-based fiscal policy setting. Basically, we translate a standard monetary policy rule into a simple fiscal policy rule. We then infer on fiscal policymakers' reaction coefficients by testing the rule with GMM. Interaction is also tested directly by the inclusion of...

Aunque en América Latina los coeficientes deuda pública/PIB siguen siendo en general más bajos que en otros países emergentes, no han podido evitarse los problemas de liquidez, lo que algunos autores atribuyen al bajo nivel y alta volatilidad de los ingresos públicos, la debilidad de los...

En este articulo se estiman, con una metodologia sencilla, indicadores de discrecionalidad fiscal. Se identifica asi, para un conjunto de paises de America Latina en los anos noventa, lo que ha sido el componente ciclico en el saldo de las cuentas publicas. Se dispone de series que permiten un...