01663cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000236 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451847208 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Alesina, Alberto. Budget Deficits and Budget Institutions / Alberto Alesina, Roberto Perotti. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996. 1 online resource (36 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students By discussing the available theoretical and empirical literature, this paper argues that budget procedures and budget institutions do influence budget outcomes. Budget institutions include both procedural rules and balanced budget laws. We critically assess theoretical contributions in this area and suggest several open and unresolved issue. We also examine the empirical evidence drawn from studies on samples of OECD countries, Latin American countries and the United States. We conclude with a discussion of the normative implications of this literature and with some concrete proposals. Mode of access: Internet Perotti, Roberto. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1996/052 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1996/052/001.1996.issue-052-en.xml IMF e-Library