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FISCAL COUNCILS IN EU MEMBER STATES: IMPACT ON FISCAL DISCIPLINE

open access: yesPrague Economic Papers, 2022
Stanislav Šaroch, Martin Gorčák
exaly   +2 more sources

What should fiscal councils do? [PDF]

open access: yesEconomic Policy, 2011
Fiscal councils now exist in a number of countries. This paper first considers the extent of deficit bias, potential explanations for it, and how independent institutions could help reduce it. Are fiscal councils complements to or substitutes for fiscal rules, and why do none at present have any formal control over fiscal decisions?
Lars Calmfors, Simon Wren-Lewis
exaly   +10 more sources

Fiscal councils and economic volatility [PDF]

open access: possibleFinance a uver - Czech Journal of Economics and Finance, 2014
We evaluate proposals for an independent fiscal authority put forward as a solution to excessive public spending. Our main conclusion is that shifting the responsibility to set broad measures of fiscal policy from the hands of the government to an independent fiscal council is not necessarily welfare improving.
Adam Geršl   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

The Functions and Impact of Fiscal Councils

Policy Papers, 2013
In recent years, a rapidly growing number of countries have established independent agencies aimed at promoting sound fiscal policies. Although these institutions vary greatly in terms of their remit, tasks, and institutional forms, they tend to share an explicit mandate enshrined in legislation, a “watchdog” role implying a direct contribution to the ...
openaire   +1 more source

Female politicians in municipal councils and fiscal performance

Economics & Politics, 2020
AbstractEmpirical research has tried to explain the effect of female politicians on various outcomes of political institutions. Few studies have focused on how the gender of politicians may affect institutional fiscal performance. Our research shows that both a female mayor, although with limited effect, and a greater share of female councillors worsen
Roberto Cabaleiro‐Casal   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Structural Fiscal Rule: A Better Discipline than a Fiscal Council

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017
In 2011 we recommended the application of a structural fiscal rule to the case of Mexico, given the country's repetitive inability to implement a genuine fiscal reform. At that time, we said that due to the absence of a fiscal reform that increases tax revenues significantly, Mexico needs to adopt a structural correction in its public finance through ...
openaire   +1 more source

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