01686cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003923 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451862843 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Chivakul, Mali. Implications of Quasi-Fiscal Activities in Ghana / Mali Chivakul, Robert York. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (47 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 This paper assesses the scope and coverage of quasi-fiscal activities (QFAs) in Ghana. We find that while QFAs have been reduced recently, they remain significant. The extensive nature of these activities has several macroeconomic and structural policy implications. An extended measure of public sector operations, including QFAs, presents a clearer picture of Ghana's fiscal stance and fiscal adjustment from one for the central government alone; QFAs have led to serious distortions in energy and water consumption; and they have distorted the investment decisions of both public enterprises and the private sector. Mode of access: Internet York, Robert. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/024 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2006/024/001.2006.issue-024-en.xml IMF e-Library