The Quality of Fiscal Adjustment and the Long-Run Growth Impact of Fiscal Policy in Brazil

The authors describe the main trends of Brazil's fiscal policy during the past decade and analyze (1) the ability to raise the primary surplus in response to external shocks, (2) the pro-cyclical nature of fiscal policy, and (3) the long-run impact of government expenditure composition and taxa...

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Main Authors: Blanco, Fernando, Herrera, Santiago
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AIC
GDP
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/7036384/quality-fiscal-adjustment-long-run-growth-impact-fiscal-policy-brazil
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9299