Can the debt growth be stopped? : rules-based policy options for addressing the federal fiscal crisis

Can the debt growth be stopped? : rules-based policy options for addressing the federal fiscal crisis / John D. Merrifield and Barry W. Poulson.

Can the Debt Growth be Stopped? explores new fiscal rules introduced in OECD countries to determine if new fiscal rules should be enacted in the United States. The centerpiece of the study is analysis of fiscal rules using a dynamic simulation model.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Merrifield, John, 1955- (Author), Poulson, Barry Warren, 1937- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2016.
Subjects:
Debts, Public.
Public administration > United States.
Public administration > Case studies.
Fiscal policy > United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Public Finance.
Debts, Public
Fiscal policy
Public administration
United States
Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • A new era of fiscal rules
  • Economic analysis of fiscal rules
  • Case studies : fiscal rules in Switzerland and Sweden
  • Fiscal rules in the U.S
  • Should the U.S. go Swiss?
  • Designing a new fiscal rule for the U.S.
  • Toward a new budget process
  • The political economy of new fiscal rules.

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