Estimating the structural budget balance of the Australian Government

Tony McDonald, Yong Hong Yan, Blake Ford and David Stephan
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Yong Hong Yan: Treasury, Government of Australia
Blake Ford: Treasury, Government of Australia
David Stephan: Treasury, Government of Australia

Economic Roundup, 2010, issue 3, 51-79

Abstract: This paper develops estimates of the structural budget balance of the Australian Government. It describes the methodology and assumptions used in developing these estimates, includes sensitivity analysis, and explains why these estimates differ from those produced by the IMF and OECD.

Keywords: balanced budget; fiscal policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H61 H68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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