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Fiscal cycles in the Caribbean /

The sharp increase in debt in the Caribbean since the mid-1990s has focused attention on the conduct of fiscal policy in the region. This paper aims to diagnose how fiscal policy has behaved during this period by looking at three main cycles of the economy: the business, election, and natural disast...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Araújo, Juliana Dutra (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Department
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Washington, DC] : International Monetary Fund, ©2009.
Colección:IMF working paper ; WP/09/158.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Introduction; Figures; 1. Public Sector Debt in Selected Emerging Market Countries, end-2008; II. Business Cycles; A. Descriptive Statistics; Tables; 1. Composition of Fiscal Accounts; B. Fiscal Policy; 2. Expected Correlation of Fiscal Variables and the Business Cycle; 3. Cyclicality of Fiscal Revenue by Type; 4. Correlation of Cyclical Component of Real Government Revenue and Real GDP; 5. Cyclicality of Fiscal Expenditure by Type; 2. Cyclical Component of Real GDP and Real Government Expenditure
  • 6. Correlation of Cyclical Component of Real Primary Government Expenditure and Real GDP7. Cyclicality of Fiscal Balance; C. Financial Flows; 8. Correlation of Cyclical Component of Real Fiscal Balance and Real GDP; 9. Amplitude of Financial Flows; 10. Correlation of Cyclical Component of Real Capital Flows and Real GDP; 3. Cyclical Component of Real GDP and FDI-HP Filter; III. Disaster Cycles; IV. Election Cycles; 11. Transfer Flows in the Aftermath of a Disaster; 4. Election Cycles and Primary Balance; 5. Election Cycles and Primary Expenditure; V. Conclusion; Appendix Table; Election Dates