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Large fiscal episodes and sustainable development some international evidence
Aizenman, Joshua; Jinjarak, Yothin; Park, Donghyun - 2021
This paper examines the association between episodes of large fiscal impulses (expansions and adjustments) and sustainable development indicators (prosperity, resilience, and inclusivity). We provide country studies of Chile, Poland, South Africa, and Thailand, examining the components of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013205157
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Large fiscal episodes and sustainable development some international evidence
Aizenman, Joshua; Jinjarak, Yothin; Hien Nguyen; Park, … - 2021
This paper examines the association between episodes of large fiscal impulses (expansions and adjustments) and sustainable development indicators (prosperity, resilience, and inclusivity). We provide country studies of Chile, Poland, South Africa, and Thailand, examining the components of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012796061
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Large Fiscal Episodes and Sustainable Development : Some International Evidence
Aizenman, Joshua; Jinjarak, Yothin; Nguyen, Hien; Park, … - 2022
This paper examines the association between episodes of large fiscal impulses (expansions and adjustments) and sustainable development indicators (prosperity, resilience, and inclusivity).We provide country studies of Chile, Poland, South Africa, and Thailand, examining the components of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013309292
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Bringing French public debt down : the options for fiscal consolidation
Égert, Balázs - 2012
France has a track record of persistent general government deficits, partly reflecting pro-cyclical fiscal policies in upswings. This has resulted in a quadrupling of its public debt-to-GDP ratio since the 1970s to above 80% of GDP. Reducing public debt is crucial because a high level of public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621744
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Bringing French Public Debt Down : The Options for Fiscal Consolidation
Égert, Balázs - 2012
France has a track record of persistent general government deficits, partly reflecting pro-cyclical fiscal policies in upswings. This has resulted in a quadrupling of its public debt-to-GDP ratio since the 1970s to above 80% of GDP. Reducing public debt is crucial because a high level of public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013100902
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Réduire la dette publique française : Les options de l'assainissement budgétaire
Égert, Balázs - 2011
France has a track record of persistent general government deficits, partly reflecting pro-cyclical fiscal policies in upswings. This has resulted in a quadrupling of its public debt-to-GDP ratio since the 1970s to above 80% of GDP. Reducing public debt is crucial because a high level of public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012441809
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Aid Volatility and Poverty Traps
Agénor, Pierre-Richard; Aizenman, Joshua - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
This paper studies the impact of aid volatility in a two-period model where production may occur with either a traditional or a modern technology. Public spending is productive and "time to build" requires expenditure in both periods for the modern technology to be used. The possibility of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005575789
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Bringing French Public Debt Down: The Options for Fiscal Consolidation
Égert, Balázs - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
France has a track record of persistent general government deficits, partly reflecting pro-cyclical fiscal policies in upswings. This has resulted in a quadrupling of its public debt-to-GDP ratio since the 1970s to above 80% of GDP. Reducing public debt is crucial because a high level of public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009003060
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The Fertility Transition Around the World - 1950-2005
Strulik, Holger; Vollmer, Sebastian - 2010
-fertility regime. Visually, the two peaks moved closer together. For the low fertility-group we find both ?- and ?- convergence but we … cannot establish any convergence pattern for the high fertility regime. Overall our findings are difficult to reconcile with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301549
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Globalization and taste convergence: The cases of wine and beer
Aizenman, Joshua; Brooks, Eileen - 2005
data on 38 countries from 1963-2000, there is clear convergence in the consumption of wine relative to beer between 1963 … and 2000. Convergence occurs even more quickly within groups of countries that have a higher degree of integration. A key … converging, several Latin American countries fail to converge. The patterns of convergence are consistent with dynamics of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322694