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dc.titleResearch Insights: How Can Policymakers Make Fiscal Rules More Effective?
dc.contributor.authorArdanaz, Martín
dc.contributor.authorCavallo, Eduardo A.
dc.contributor.authorIzquierdo, Alejandro
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.date.available2023-03-29T00:03:00
dc.date.issue2023-03-29T00:03:00
dc.description.abstractDespite the relative popularity of fiscal rules, they are per se, no panacea for improving fiscal performance. Fiscal rule effectiveness is enhanced when policymakers consider i) the quality of rule design; ii) supporting mechanisms to boost compliance and provide a forward-looking orientation to fiscal policy; iii) the impact of rules on different dimensions of public finances, such as the composition of public spending; and iv) clear, ex-ante guidance for the return to fiscal rule compliance after invoking an escape clause. There is ample space to improve rule-based fiscal frameworks in emerging markets.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004807
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Research-Insights-How-Can-Policymakers-Make-Fiscal-Rules-More-Effective.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Perspectivas-de-investigacion-como-pueden-los-responsables-politicos-hacer-mas-eficaces-las-reglas-fiscales.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectFiscal Policy
dc.subjectFiscal Rule
dc.subjectEmerging Market
dc.subjectGross Domestic Product
dc.subjectFiscal Sustainability
dc.subjectFiscal Management
dc.subjectPublic Expenditure
dc.subjectSafeguard
dc.subjectPublic Debt
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectPublic Finance
dc.subject.jelcodeE61 - Policy Objectives • Policy Designs and Consistency • Policy Coordination
dc.subject.jelcodeH54 - Infrastructures • Other Public Investment and Capital Stock
dc.subject.jelcodeH63 - Debt • Debt Management • Sovereign Debt
dc.typeCatalogs and Brochures
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-CB-00736
idb.operationBK-C1102
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