The Political Economy of Fiscal Transparency and Independent Fiscal Councils

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  • The Political Economy of Fiscal Transparency and Independent Fiscal Councils Book Detail

  • Author : Mr.Roel M. W. J. Beetsma
  • Release Date : 2017-09-01
  • Publisher : International Monetary Fund
  • Genre : Business & Economics
  • Pages : 48
  • ISBN 13 : 1484318390
  • File Size : 76,76 MB
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The Political Economy of Fiscal Transparency and Independent Fiscal Councils by Mr.Roel M. W. J. Beetsma PDF Summary

Book Description: The global surge in independent fiscal councils (IFCs) raises three related questions: How can IFCs improve the conduct of fiscal policy? Are they simultaneously desirable for voters and elected policymakers? And are they resilient to changes in political conditions? We build a model in which voters cannot observe the true competence of elected policymakers. IFCs’ role is to mitigate this imperfection. Equilibrium public debt is excessive because policymakers are “partisan” and “opportunistic.” If voters only care about policymakers’ competence, both the incumbent and the voters would be better off with an IFC as the debt bias would shrink. However, when other considerations eclipse competence and give the incumbent a strong electoral advantage or disadvantage, setting up an IFC may be counterproductive as the debt bias would increase. If the incumbent holds a moderate electoral advantage or disadvantage, voters would prefer an IFC, but an incumbent with a large advantage may prefer not to have an IFC. The main policy implications are that (i) establishing an IFC can only lower the debt bias if voters care sufficiently about policymakers’ competence; (ii) not all political environments are conducive to the emergence of IFCs; and (iii) IFCs are consequently vulnerable to shifts in political conditions.

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