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The IMF on Fiscal Adjustments
As we have been looking at a number of fiscal plans for the US recently, the IMF has a useful appendix in its most recent Fiscal Monitor on what has...
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It's Baaaaaaaaaaack: Simpson-Bowles Is Reappearing
It's an interesting time in the fiscal policy world right now. A lot of uncertainty is up in the air about what will happen with our deficits and debt...
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‘Line’ Items: Super Bowl Edition
Game On – The Super Bowl in Texas won’t be until Sunday, but Washington had its own big game last week as President Obama gave his State of the Union...
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IMF to the United States: Adopt a Credible Fiscal Plan for the Medium-Run
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook update today, on the eve of two big moments for U.S. fiscal policy - the...
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‘Line’ Items: State of the Union Edition
What Will He Say? – On Tuesday President Obama will avail himself of one of the most effective tools a President has to shape the Washington agenda...
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MARKETWATCH: December 13– December 16, 2010
Nearing the end of the week, markets are still wrestling with the same cross-currents they faced last week, but with a new wrinkle - Spain. The growth...
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How to Build a Fiscal Consolidation Package: Some Lessons from the IMF
“Virtually all advanced economies are likely to conduct fiscal consolidation at some point in the future to put their fiscal positions back on a...
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IMF Emphasizes Need for Fiscal Reform
An IMF paper released today details the long-run fiscal outlook for the G7 nations. Authors Carlo Cottarelli and Andrea Schaechter wrote about the...
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The IMF's Fiscal Prescription for the US
The IMF just released its experts' assessment of the US economic and fiscal outlook to the public (although it was dated June 21). The report...
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Some Wise Words from the IMF
Last week, Murilo Portugal, the Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, gave the opening speech at the IMF Forum in Stockholm. In his remarks, he...
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The Ten Commandments
Unbeknownst to the public, Olivier Blanchard and Carlo Cottarelli ascended Mt. Sinai at some point earlier this year. Last week, they came down with...
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Carlo Cottarelli Joins the Announcement Effect Club
You might have missed it yesterday, but during the second meeting of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, IMF Director of...