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The benefits of fiscal consolidation in uncharted waters
Rother, Philipp; Schuknecht, Ludger; Stark, Jürgen - 2010
This paper looks at fiscal sustainability and fiscal risks from a comprehensive, global perspective. It argues that the benefits of consolidation have to be re-assessed given that industrialised countries have entered uncharted waters with unsustainable public debt dynamics and enormous...
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Fiscal policy options in light of recent IMF research
Allen, Mark Le Gros - 2011
The financial crisis and recession have left a legacy of unusually large fiscal deficits and growing sovereign debt levels in most advanced economies. The paper uses recent research from the IMF to throw light on two questions: how much fiscal space is available to advanced countries before they...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430862
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Empirical Studies on Public Debt and Fiscal Transfers
Reischmann, Markus Josef - 2016
This volume includes five self-contained chapters in the fields of public debt and fiscal transfer schemes. After an introduction to the topic, chapter 2 shows that the institutional setting of fiscal policy making needs to be considered when assessing the sustainability of fiscal policy. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011698353
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Is crowding out of private sector credit inhibiting Africa's growth?
Attout, Ahmed; Baldini, Alfredo; Schmidt, Vivian F. de O.; … - 2022
During the pandemic, African banks rebalanced their portfolio towards sovereign assets, and crowding out of credit to private sector intensified. Policy support, however, averted a credit crunch. The increase in public debt across Africa due to the COVID-19 crisis intensified crowding out of...
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Recovering sovereignty over natural resources: The cases of Bolivia and Ecuador
Campodónico Sánchez, Humberto - 2016
Ecuador, from 2003 to 2010 and the measures taken for sectorial policy reform in the hydrocarbon sector and our conclusions … the hydrocarbon sector in Bolivia from 2002 to 2010. Section III analyses Ecuador's new Constitution of 2008 and the … renegotiation of the hydrocarbon contracts. Finally, we present three Annexes: Annex 1 describes the arbitration cases of Ecuador …
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Tax haven listing in multiple hues: Blind, winking or conniving?
Akhtar, Jahanzeb; Grondona, Verónica - 2019
Tax havens are among the biggest challenges faced by developing countries in achieving their national development goals. States, international organisations, multilateral agencies and non-governmental organisations have all made several efforts at compiling ‘lists’ of tax havens at the...
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Exploring new interregional opportunities for pharmaceutical supply chains: The potential of Mercosur countries to advance the EU's Global Health Strategy
Salles, Fernanda Cimini; Bayerlein, Michael; … - 2024
associate states of the bloc are Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Suriname. Bolivia is currently awaiting final …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014485933
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Government debt management in the euro area - recent theoretical developments and changes in practices
Wolswijk, Guido; de Haan, Jakob - 2005
This paper reviews recent developments in the management of government debt in the euro area, covering both theoretical and practical aspects. It focuses on key aspects of debt management; the objectives of debt management, its organisation, the maturity of debt, inflation-indexation,...
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The size and composition of government debt in the euro area
Lojsch, Dagmar Hartwig; Rodríguez-Vives, Marta; … - 2011
This paper explains the various concepts of government debt in the euro area with particular emphasis on its size and composition. In terms of size, the paper focuses on different definitions that are in use, in particular the concept of gross general government debt used in the surveillance of...
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Ehrbare Staaten? Update 2016: Die Nachhaltigkeit der öffentlichen Finanzen in Europa
Peters, Fabian; Raffelhüschen, Bernd; Reeker, Gerrit - 2017
Das Update 2016 des EU-Nachhaltigkeitsrankings der Stiftung Marktwirtschaft und des Forschungszentrums Generationenverträge der Universität Freiburg analysiert die Gesamtverschuldung der EU-Mitgliedsländer, deren Entwicklung im Vergleich zum Vorjahr und die langfristige Entwicklung der...
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