Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/83276 
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Year of Publication: 
2003
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Paper No. 2003/1
Publisher: 
Turkish Economic Association, Ankara
Abstract: 
This paper extends the game-theoretic model of Von Hagen and Harden (1995) that analyzes the impact of fiscal discipline on budgetary outcomes.It analyzes the effects on budgetary outcomes of both fiscal and monetary discipline, which are evaluated with respect to the relevant institutional rules. The model predicts that while both inflation and budget deficits are negatively associated with fiscal discipline, they may be positively associated with monetary discipline, proxied by central bank independence. This result obtains due to optimizing agents who internalize the burden of spending: inflation. Although not conclusive due to data limitations, the empirical findings of the paper support these predictions.
Subjects: 
Budget Deficits
Central Bank Independence
Fiscal Discipline
Inflation
JEL: 
D73
E58
H61
H72
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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