Asatryan, Zareh; Castellon, Cesar; Stratmann, Thomas - 2017 - This version: October 4, 2017
This paper studies the long-run fiscal consequences of balanced budget rules (BBR) that are enshrined in a country's constitution. Using historical data dating back to the 19th century and applying a difference-in-difference approach we find that the introduction of a constitutional-BBR reduces...