Do fiscal rules matter? A survey of recent evidence

Abstract Fiscal rules are argued to be important for sound and sustainable fiscal policies and have been increasingly adopted over the last 20 years. As increased fiscal pressure and fiscal risks urge countries to address the public debt legacy left by recent economic crises, fiscal rules come under...

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Published in:	Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics
Main Authors:	Thomas Brändle, Marc Elsener
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2024-09-01
Subjects:	Fiscal rules Independent fiscal institutions Public debt Fiscal policy Fiscal sustainability
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s41937-024-00128-z

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