01718cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF012227 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 15.00 USD 9781557757043 0251-6365 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Kopits, George. Fiscal Policy Rules / George Kopits, Steven Symansky. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (45 pages) Occasional 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 What are fiscal policy rules? What are the principal benefits and drawbacks associated with various fiscal rules, particularly compared with alternative approaches to fiscal adjustment? Can fiscal rules contribute to long-run sustainability and welfare without sacrificing short-run stabilization? If so, what characteristics of fiscal rules make this contribution most effective? And in what circumstances and contexts, if any should the IMF encourage its member countries to adopt fiscal rules? This paper seeks to identify sensible fiscal policy rules that can succeed, if chosen by a member country, as an alternative to descretionary fiscal rules. Mode of access: Internet Symansky, Steven. Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 1998/011 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/084/02519-9781557757043-en/02519-9781557757043-en-book.xml IMF e-Library