The political economy of structural reforms under a deficit restriction

Marcos Poplawski Ribeiro and Roel Beetsma
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Journal of Macroeconomics, 2008, vol. 30, issue 1, 179-198

Abstract: This paper analyzes the incentives of a government facing electoral uncertainty to implement structural reforms in the presence of a deficit restriction. In designing a reform package, the government faces a trade-off between enhancing its electoral chances by providing compensation to private individuals and the cost of violating the deficit restriction. Ceteris paribus, tighter sanctions, more volatile macroeconomic shocks and lower income inequality worsen the trade-off.

Date: 2008
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