IMF Working Papers

Expenditure Rules: Effective Tools for Sound Fiscal Policy?

By Till Cordes, Tidiane Kinda, Priscilla S Muthoora, Anke Weber

February 12, 2015

Download PDF

Preview Citation

Format: Chicago

Till Cordes, Tidiane Kinda, Priscilla S Muthoora, and Anke Weber. Expenditure Rules: Effective Tools for Sound Fiscal Policy?, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2015) accessed December 22, 2024
Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

This paper provides new evidence on the effectiveness of expenditure rules. The analysis is based on a unique dataset covering all countries with national and supranational fiscal rules, including 33 expenditure rules, between 1985 and 2013. It contributes to the existing literature on fiscal rules in two main ways. First, it is the most comprehensive assessment of compliance with rules and of the potential role of expenditure rules, in particular regarding long-term sustainability. Second, it analyzes whether expenditure rules are associated with changes in public investment and its efficiency.

Subject: Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Fiscal rules, Fiscal stance, Public investment spending

Keywords: Country, Debt rule, Expenditure cap, Expenditure constraint, Expenditure pressure, Expenditure rule, Expenditure rules, Expenditure target, Expenditure targets in Israel, Fiscal governance, Fiscal policy, Fiscal rules, Fiscal stance, Global, Growth rule, Implementation of an expenditure rule, National expenditure, Public investment spending, Rule, Rule characteristic, Rule index, Rules versus discretion, Stabilization, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    29

  • Volume:

    ---

  • DOI:

    ---

  • Issue:

    ---

  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2015/029

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2015029

  • ISBN:

    9781498390576

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

You May Also Be Interested In...

How Has Dollarization Served Timor-Leste So Far?

December 20, 2024

Chasing the Dream: Industry-Level Productivity Developments in Europe

December 20, 2024

A Confidence-Financial Inclusion Nexus in the Caucasus and Central Asia?

December 20, 2024

Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Staff Report for the 2024 Article IV Consultation, Third Review Under the Arrangements Under the Extended Credit Facility and Extended Fund Facility, Request for Modification of Quantitative Performance Criteria, and Second Review Under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

December 20, 2024