Fiscal Rules—Anchoring Expectations for Sustainable Public Finances

November 12, 2009

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Fiscal Rules—Anchoring Expectations for Sustainable Public Finances, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 0) accessed December 22, 2024

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The sharp increase in fiscal deficits and public debt in most advanced and several developing economies has raised concerns about the sustainability of public finances and highlighted the need for a significant adjustment over the medium term. This paper assesses the usefulness of fiscal rules in supporting fiscal consolidation, discusses the design and implementation of rules based on a new data base spanning the whole Fund membership, and explores the fiscal framework that could be adopted as countries emerge from the crisis.

Subject: Budget deficits, Cross country analysis, Financial crisis, Fiscal consolidation, Fiscal policy, Fiscal sustainability, Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009, Public debt, Public finance

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