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The role for counter-cyclical fiscal policy in Singapore /

Singapore's policymakers have often used fiscal policy as a counter-cyclical tool. Empirical results based on a structural autoregression framework suggest that fiscal policy can be used for demand management, although the impact may be somewhat short lived. The short-lived impact could reflect...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eskesen, Leif Lybecker (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Department
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, ©2009.
Colección:IMF working paper ; WP/09/8.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Introduction; II. Cross-Country Evidence on the Counter-cyclical Role of Fiscal Policy; Figures; 1. Fiscal Multipliers from SVAR and Macroeconometric Models- Cross-Country Evidence; III. The Counter-cyclical Role of Fiscal Policy in Singapore; A. Empirical Approach; B. Empirical Results; 2. Fiscal Multipliers-SVAR Results; 3. Fiscal Multipliers-SVAR Results; IV. The Role for Fiscal Policy in the Current Downturn; V. Concluding Remarks; References