Rent-seeking distortions and fiscal procyclicality

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-46

  Ilzetzki, Ethan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fiscal policy in developing countries; Fiscal procyclicality; Political distortions

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FISCAL POLICY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PUBLIC SPENDING; RENT SEEKING;

EID: 79956005746     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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