Fiscal policy uncertainty (FPU)—ambiguity in government spending and tax plans, as well as in public debt valuation—is widely regarded as a source of economic and financial disruptions. However, ...

Discover how governments and institutions generate revenue through fiscal capacity, affecting policy and services, with ...

The federal government routinely uses government spending and taxes to help offset the highs and lows of the U.S. business cycle. While government spending typically increases during a recession, the ...

This two-day conference—organized jointly by the IMF, Inter-American Development Bank, Faculty of Business and Economics (University of Chile), and Faculty of Economics and Management (Pontifical ...

The Eurogroup welcomes the political agreement, which was reached in February 2024 on a comprehensive reform of the EU's economic governance framework and looks forward to its timely adoption by the ...

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