Do Imf-Supported Programs Help Make Fiscal Adjustment More Durable? |
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| Author:
| Moon, Soojin
Bulir, Ales |
| Series title: | IMF Working Papers |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4518-9311-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2003 |
| Publisher: | International Monetary Fund
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
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This paper investigates fiscal developments in 112 countries during the 1990s. It finds that, while the overall fiscal balance improved in most of them, the composition of this improvement differed. In nonprogram countries, revenues increased modestly and expenditure declined sharply, while in program countries both revenue and expenditure declined. However, in countries with programs that included structural conditions the adjustment was effected primarily through sharp expenditure...
More DescriptionThis paper investigates fiscal developments in 112 countries during the 1990s. It finds that, while the overall fiscal balance improved in most of them, the composition of this improvement differed. In nonprogram countries, revenues increased modestly and expenditure declined sharply, while in program countries both revenue and expenditure declined. However, in countries with programs that included structural conditions the adjustment was effected primarily through sharp expenditure compression. We did not find evidence of a statistically significant impact of IMF conditionality. Morever, fiscal improvements are strongly influenced by cyclical factors