The Distributional Effects of Fiscal Consolidation /
This paper examines the distributional effects of fiscal consolidation. Using episodes of fiscal consolidation for a sample of 17 OECD countries over the period 1978-2009, we find that fiscal consolidation has typically had significant distributional effects by raising inequality, decreasing wage in...
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| Natura: | Periodico |
| Lingua: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2013.
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| Serie: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2013/151 |
| Accesso online: | Full text available on IMF |
| Riassunto: | This paper examines the distributional effects of fiscal consolidation. Using episodes of fiscal consolidation for a sample of 17 OECD countries over the period 1978-2009, we find that fiscal consolidation has typically had significant distributional effects by raising inequality, decreasing wage income shares and increasing long-term unemployment. The evidence also suggests that spending-based adjustments have had, on average, larger distributional effects than tax-based adjustments. |
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| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (24 pages) |
| Natura: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
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