Andersen, Torben M. - 2009
budget balance, OECD countries
USA
UK
SWI
SWE
SPA
POR
POL
NOR
NZL
NET
LUX
JPN
ITA
IRE
ICE
HUN
GRE
GER
FRA
FIN
DEN
CZE
CAN … countries including eg USA, France,
and Italy. Clearly, the position of public finances may not constrain policy actions,
but …: 2000 vs 2005
USA
JPN
GER
FRA
ITA
UK
CAN
AUS
AUT
BEL
DEN
FIN
GRE
IRE
NET
NZL
NOR
POR
SPA
SWE
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0 …