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Papua New Guinea: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Author: International Monetary Fund
Series:
IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2007: Issue 112
Language:
English
Publication Date:
21 Mar 2007
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451831733.002
ISBN:
9781451831733
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
50
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; election; tax rate; rate; election period; development expenditure; election-year extravagance; excise tax; excise rate; tariff reform program; tariff rate; import tariff arrangement; Income and capital gains taxes; Mining sector; Tariffs; Corporate income tax; Global
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This paper examines and tests the existence of political budget cycles in Papua New Guinea during the period 1988–2004. Several factors point to the existence of political budget cycles in Papua New Guinea. The paper provides an overview of the political business cycle literature, and Papua New Guinea’s political structure and processes. It also describes the data set and the empirical methods used to test for the presence of election-influenced spending, and presents the results of a time-series analysis.
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Staff Country Reports
ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund