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A Narrative Fiscal Consolidation Dataset for Sub-Saharan Africa / Hany Abdel-Latif, Khalil Bechchani, Antonio David, Thibault Lemaire.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Abdel-Latif, Hany.
- Series:
- IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2026/011
- IMF Working Papers
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (111 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2026.
- Summary:
- This paper introduces the first narrative-based dataset on fiscal consolidations for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Drawing on staff reports from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the period 1990-2024 and using an approach assisted by artificial intelligence (AI), the dataset systematically identifies fiscal consolidation actions motivated by long-term considerations (rather than cyclical conditions), such as reducing an inherited budget deficit, ensuring long-term public debt sustainability and improving economic efficiency. By focusing exclusively on measures exogenous to the business cycle, the dataset provides a more precise identification of fiscal consolidation actions for the empirical analysis of the macroeconomic effects of fiscal policy in SSA.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-290-3586-6
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