Budget Institutions
THE STATE OF REFORM, Eduardo Lora, ed., Stanford University Press, 2007
Posted: 7 Feb 2010
Date Written: May 30, 2007
Abstract
This paper describes the budgetary reforms that took place over the last 20 years in Latin America. Using a newly developed index of budgetary institutions, it shows that numerical limits, procedural rules, and transparency help to explain fiscal results in Latin America.
Keywords: Budget Institutions, Fiscal Deficits, Debt, Budget Process, Fiscal Reforms, Latin America
JEL Classification: H62, H61, D78
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Filc, Gabriel and Scartascini, Carlos G., Budget Institutions (May 30, 2007). THE STATE OF REFORM, Eduardo Lora, ed., Stanford University Press, 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1549106
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