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framework for examining possible policy responses to increased aid, in terms of absorption and spending of aid - where the … central bank controls absorption through monetary policy and the sale of foreign exchange and the fiscal authority controls … part in the policy reaction to aid surges. Fiscal and monetary authorities should coordinate their responses to an aid …
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Developing economies with high levels of open or hidden unemployment face structural transformation problems. Unlike in mature economies there are no structural aggregate demand problems, and sustained aggregate demand stimulus can lead to a profit squeeze in the modern sector and...
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What do we know about the output effects of fiscal policy in low income countries (LICs)? There are very few empirical …
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cost of new policy measures. It is explained by the Ministry of Finance, jointly with other responsible public authorities …
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Fiscal policy plays an important role in accomplishing crucial economic goals, especially production and employment … increase. Acknowledgement and application of fiscal policy require differentiated attitudes in different situations. This paper … discuss the fiscal policy model and its implications for fulfilling economic goals, especially in the current economic crisis …
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Fiscal positions of African countries have improved significantly during the past decade. Higher economic growth, better terms of trade, improved donor support notably through debt relief and better control of expenditure contributed to this improvement. But at the same time government revenue...
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Fiscal positions of African countries have improved significantly during the past decade. Higher economic growth, better terms of trade, improved donor support notably through debt relief and better control of expenditure contributed to this improvement. But at the same time government revenue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013072104
prudence confronts many challenges. This paper discusses what low-income countries can do to shape fiscal policy frameworks … expenditure programs and finances. It suggests what approaches can be used to manage the greater fiscal policy risks associated … with a scaled-up aid environment, including coordination with monetary policy. The paper also discusses what institutional …
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Fiscal positions of African countries have improved significantly during the past decade. Higher economic growth, better terms of trade, improved donor support notably through debt relief and better control of expenditure contributed to this improvement. But at the same time government revenue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010212759
This paper estimates the government spending multiplier for natural resource-rich low-income countries (LICs). Kraay (2014) identification strategy exploits the long lags between approval and eventual disbursement of loans to isolate a predetermined component of public spending associated with...
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