Filling the Gap – An International Comparison of the Cyclical Adjustment of Budget Balances

Gabor Kiss and Gabor Vadas

Comparative Economic Studies, 2007, vol. 49, issue 2, 259-284

Abstract: The assessment of the direction of fiscal policy is both important and controversial. Because budgets are influenced by business cycles, disentangling the underlying fiscal position from the effect of the business cycle is difficult. The two main methods used by international institutions to determine this cyclical factor arguably do not fulfill the necessary requirements for obtaining correct results. This paper introduces an alternative disaggregated methodology which is not only able to incorporate theoretical considerations, but is also easily computable. To provide an empirical underpinning, we apply these methodologies to several countries. Comparative Economic Studies (2007) 49, 259–284. doi:10.1057/palgrave.ces.8100200

Date: 2007
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