Fiscal policy, stabilization, and growth : [electronic resource] prudence or abstinence? / edited by Guillermo E. Perry, Luis Serven, and Rodrigo Suescun.
Contributor(s): Perry, Guillermo | Serven, Luis | Suescun, Rodrigo
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TextSeries: Latin American development forum seriesPublisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2008Description: xx, 329 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 0821370847; 0821370855; 9780821370841; 9780821370858Subject(s): Economic stabilization -- Latin America | Finance, Public -- Latin America | Fiscal policy -- Latin America | Latin America -- Economic policyAdditional physical formats: Print Version:DDC classification: 336.3098 LOC classification: HJ799.53 | .F574 2008Online resources: home Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview: fiscal policy, economic fluctuations and growth / Guillermo Perry, Luis Serven, Rodrigo Suescun and Timothy Irwin -- Procyclical fiscal policy and volatility -- Fiscal discipline, volatility and growth / Antonio Fatas and Ilian Mihov -- The size and effectiveness of fiscal automatic stabilizers in Latin America / Rodrigo Suescun -- Fiscal federalism and procyclical spending: the cases of Argentina and Brazil / Federico Sturzenegger and Rogerio Werneck -- Fiscal rules and procyclicality / Guillermo Perry -- Fiscal policy and growth -- Fiscal discipline, public investment and growth / Luis Serven -- Incentives for public investment under fiscal rules / Jack Mintz and Michael Smart -- Improving the SGP through a proper accounting of public investment / Oliver Blanchard and Francesco Giavazzi -- Accrual accounting, long-term fiscal projections, and public investment / Timothy Irwin -- Growth and fiscal effects of infrastructure investment in Brazil / Pedro Cavalcanti Ferreira and Carlos Hamilton Vasconcelos Araujo.
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