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Fiscal policy and economic development /

This paper offers possible explanations for three generally observed facts about fiscal policy and development: (F1) The relative size of government increases as an economy develops, (F2) The rise in government and taxation are associated with rising or constant economic growth rates, and (F3) Today...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Mourmouras, Alex (Auteur), Rangazas, Peter, 1956- (Auteur)
Collectivités auteurs: International Monetary Fund, IMF Institute
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund : IMF Institute, 2008.
©2008
Collection:IMF working paper ; WP/08/155.
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Table des matières:
  • I. Introduction; Figures; 1. Selected Industrial Countries: Government Purchases (share of GDP); Tables; 1. Government in Developed and Developing Countries; 2. Growth Rate in Productivity per Hour Worked (Annualized Percent); II. Related Literature; A. Growth of Government; B. Taxation and the Traditional Sector; C. Land Inequality and Development; III. The Model; A. Production; B. Households; C. Equilibrium; D. Government; IV. Explaining Fiscal Policy; V. Government Debt; VI. Calibration Experiments; A. Calibrating the Model
  • B. Historical Growth Experience of Currently Developed Countries2. Calibrated Parameters; 3. Predicted (Dashed) versus Actual (Solid) Government Purchase Share; 4. Predicted (Dashed) versus Actual (Solid) Government Investment Share; C. Growth of Currently Developing Countries; 5. Predicted (Dashed) versus Actual (Solid) Labor Productivity Growth Rates; 6. Tax Rates; 7. Share of Labor Force in Modern Sector; VII. Conclusion; 8. Labor Productivity Growth Rates; References; Appendix