
New Evidence on Fiscal Adjustment and Growth in Transition Economies »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2006/244
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Sanjeev Gupta , Alejandro Simone , and Alex Segura-Ubiergo
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451865042.001
ISBN: 9781451865042
Keywords: growth, fiscal balance, transition countries, Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Models with Panel Data, Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government, National Budget, Deficit, and Debt: General,
This paper analyzes the relationship between fiscal adjustment and real GDP growth in a panel of 26 transition economies during 1992-2001. Unlike most previous studies using cross-country regressions, the paper fin...