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"Fiscal flows in the United States and Canada: lessons for monetary union in Europe"

Bayoumi, Tamim and Masson, Paul R. (1993) "Fiscal flows in the United States and Canada: lessons for monetary union in Europe". In: UNSPECIFIED, Washington, DC. (Unpublished)

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    Abstract

    Regional flows of federal taxes and transfers within the United States and Canada are used to analyze long-term fiscal flows (the redistributive element) and short-term responses to regional business cycles (the stabilization element). In the United States, long-run flows amount to 22 cents in the dollar while the stabilization effect is 31 cents in the dollar. In Canada the redistributive effect is larger (39 cents) and the stabilization effect smaller (17 cents). Federal flows appears to depend on the institutional structure of the country concerned; however, in both countries the redistributive element is considerably larger than the amounts involved in the EC Structural Funds program. As for stabilization, national fiscal policies in the EC appear to have been as effective as federal governments in the United States and Canada in cushioning shocks to incomes.

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    Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > economic and financial affairs > EMU/EMS/euro
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Conference: European Union Studies Association (EUSA) > Biennial Conference > 1993 (3rd), May 27-29, 1993
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 12 Apr 2007
    Page Range: p. 36
    Last Modified: 15 Feb 2011 17:46
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/7193

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