U.S. fiscal policies and priorities for Long-run sustainability

Author(s)

• Mühleisen, Martin
• Towe, Christopher M.
• International Monetary Fund

Bibliographic Information

U.S. fiscal policies and priorities for Long-run sustainability

Martin Mühleisen and Christopher Towe, editors; with Roberto Cardarelli, ... [et al.]

（Occasional paper / International Monetary Fund, 227）

International Monetary Fund, 2004

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This report reviews recent US fiscal developments and discusses key policy challenges that will need to be addressed in order to tackle the growing pressures on public retirement and health care systems during the next decade. Chapters discuss: the fiscal deficit and the need for fiscal reform; the economic impact of budget policies; fiscal consequences of social security and medicare; an intergenerational analysis of fiscal imbalances, debt dynamics and fiscal sustainability; energy policy and the role of taxation to reduce consumption.

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Details

• NCID: BA65562804
• ISBN:
  • 1589062957
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 56 p.
• Size: 28 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Fiscal policy -- France
  • LCSH : Fiscal policy -- Germany
  • LCSH : Fiscal policy -- Italy
  • LCSH : Fiscal policy -- Spain
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00253338