Fiscal Sustainability: A 21st Century Guide for the Perplexed

Fiscal Sustainability: A 21st Century Guide for the Perplexed
ISBN-10
1484381998
ISBN-13
9781484381991
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
49
Language
English
Published
2013-04-22
Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Author
Mr.Evan Tanner

Description

This paper critically reviews recent work regarding the sustainability of public debt. It argues that Debt Sustainability Analyses (DSAs) should be more than mere mechanical simulation exercises. Instead, a DSA should be linked to some objective regarding the distribution of fiscal burdens and distortions over time (in the tradition of Barro’s 1979 tax smoothing objective). The paper discusses objective functions that yield simple and transparent fiscal policy rules.

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