01824cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006372 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451982237 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gollwitzer, Sophia. Budget Institutions and Fiscal Performance in Low-Income Countries / Sophia Gollwitzer, Eteri Kvintradze, Tej Prakash, Luis-Felipe Zanna. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (56 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 presents, for the first time, multi-dimensional indices of the quality of budget institutions in low-income countries. The indices allow for benchmarking against the performance of middle-income countries, across regions, and according to different institutional arrangements that deliver good fiscal performance. Using the constructed indices, the paper provides preliminary empirical support for the hypotheses that strong budget institutions help improve fiscal balances and public external debt outcomes; and countries with stronger fiscal institutions have better scope to conduct countercyclical policies. Mode of access: Internet Kvintradze, Eteri. Prakash, Tej. Zanna, Luis-Felipe. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/080 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2010/080/001.2010.issue-080-en.xml IMF e-Library