How Should One Evaluate Fiscal Conditions? A Study Based on the Comparison Between Japan and Australia

Jun Ikeda

Asia Pacific Economic Papers from Australia-Japan Research Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University

Abstract: In comparing fiscal indicators of Japan and Australia, it is generally perceived that Japan’s fiscal conditions are very serious and those of Australia are very sound. However, in Australia the rising ratio of foreign liabilities to GDP is the source of anxiety in the market, which in turn reduces the flexibility of fiscal policy. If such economic conditions are considered, the evaluation of Australia’s fiscal conditions is worse than one based on fiscal indicator alone, while the opposite relationship is the case for Japan. The fiscal conditions of the two countries are a good example to demonstrate that fiscal conditions should be evaluated as part of economic conditions.

JEL-codes: H5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2007
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