Macroeconomics of Fiscal Policy in Developing Countries

Raghbendra Jha

No DP2001-71, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper considers some aspects of the effects of fiscal policy on macroeconomic adjustment in developing countries. First, the paper reviews the notion of the fiscal deficit in the particular context of developing countries. It then spells out the conditions under which the internal and external debts are sustainable and points out the role of the “twin deficits”. The paper then presents some evidence on the sustainability of the internal and external deficits in the context of some developing countries.

Keywords: Budget deficits; Public debt; Public expenditures; Fiscal policy; Macroeconomics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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