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and current account deficits, which have in turn driven Greece's foreign indebtedness to alarming levels, necessitating …
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the current bailout by the EU/ECB/IMF. -- debt ; deficits ; political economy ; fiscal crisis ; Greece … and current account deficits, which have in turn driven Greece’s foreign indebtedness to alarming levels, necessitating …
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We look at the effect of exchange rate regimes on fiscal discipline, taking into account the effect of underlying political conditions. We present a model where strong politics (defined as policymakers facing longer political horizon and higher cohesion) are associated with better fiscal...
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economies, whose driving force is the intergenerational conflict over debt, taxes, and public goods. Subsequent generations of … taxes and low debt accumulation. The paper characterizes the Markov-perfect equilibrium of the voting game in each economy …, as well as the stationary equilibrium debt distribution and interest rate of the world economy. The equilibrium can …
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This paper proposes a dynamic politico-economic theory of debt, government finance and expenditure. Agents have … voters choose taxation, government expenditure and debt accumulation through repeated elections. Debt introduces a conflict … through debt accumulation, leaving future generations “enslaved”. However, if tax distortions are sufficiently large, the …
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This paper assesses debt sustainability in Guatemala. Debt stability has been achieved at very low expenditure levels … hypothesis of possible institutional arrangements that have allowed for the containment of fiscal deficits for over 20 years. The …
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a second serious recession in 2011 because of the sovereign debt crisis. The reaction of Italian governments was mild at … the beginning and more convinced since the start of the sovereign debt crisis in 2011. Adopted policies contributed to … Italian economy to reduce the level of public debt and to return to sustained economic growth, which has been very weak for …
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Hungary may be caused, however, by a one-time reduction in debt resulting from changes in pension system. …
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the government from 2000:Q1 to 2018:Q4 was adequate in addressing the accumulation of huge debt. The analysis of the … stylized facts reveals that the government had continued to run budget deficits for almost the entire period, except for a few … period. The public debt to GDP, which is a major determinant of the primary balance, is negative and significant implying …
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