2007FISCAL POLICY AND NIGERIAN ECONOMIC GROWTHOmitogun Olawunmi and Ayinla‚ Tajudeen A. Department of Economics Olabisi Onabanjo University‚ Ago-Iwoye Abstract This paper has examined empirically the contribution of fiscal policy in the achievement of sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. Using the Solow growth model estimated with the use of Ordinary Least Square method‚ it was found that fiscal policy has not been effective in the area of promoting sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. Although
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FISCAL POLICY AS AN ECONOMIC STABILIZATION MEASURE Fiscal Policy refers to the various decisions undertaken by the government regarding public expenditures and revenue. There are a large number of sub-policies that are encompassed by the fiscal system. But all the policies can be broadly categorized as being either ‘Public Expenditure’ or ‘Public Revenue’. It can be said that the fiscal policy is a direct government intervention in the economic processes of an economy. The fiscal policy
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The Canadian Government and Macroeconomic Policies It’s good to look at monetary and fiscal policies in terms of macroeconomics now that the Liberal party has been in charge of the Canadian government for shortly over a year now and to see what changes Prime Minister Trudeau’s party has been able to accomplish in the beginning of his first term. I will briefly discuss topics such as inflation targeting‚ the reason for the low currency rate for the current value of the Canadian dollar‚ unemployment
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allocation formula‚ each of which is more remembered for the controversies it generated than issues settled” FISCAL FEDERALISM AND REVENUE ALLOCATION FISCAL FEDERALISM Fiscal federalism refers to the scope and structure of the tiers of government responsibilities and functions as well as the allocation of resources among the tiers of government. Perhaps the most important issue of fiscal federalism is the revenue allocation formula‚ the sharing of national revenue among the various tiers of
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Fiscal Policy as an Economic Stabilization Measure Fiscal Policy refers to the various decisions undertaken by the government regarding public expenditures and revenue. Fiscal Policy is a direct government intervention in the economic processes of an economy. All the sub fiscal policies can be broadly categorized as being either ‘Public Expenditure’ or ‘Public Revenue’. The fiscal policy’s sub-policies are: The Taxation structure – through this fiscal tool the government is able
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reports outlines the main feature of Commonwealth Budget. The Budget is theoretically reasonable on a national level‚ where Government has achieved its objective of starting the process of putting Australia back on the path of a sustainable budget. This should give business the confidence it needs to invest and innovate. But the function of fiscal policy is reduced for current Australian economy‚ because the world economies are more integrated than before‚ so the government should take another direction
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In economics‚ fiscal policy is the use of government expenditure and revenue collection (taxation) to influence the economy.[1] Fiscal policy can be contrasted with the other main type of macroeconomic policy‚ monetary policy‚ which attempts to stabilize the economy by controlling interest rates and the money supply. The two main instruments of fiscal policy are government expenditure and taxation. Changes in the level and composition of taxation and government spending can impact on the following
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altitude of economic fluctuations. Among these tools are the fiscal policy and monetary policy. This report discusses the fiscal policy and why the governments use this too to stabilize the economy and encounter the economic fluctuations. Definition Fiscal policy is a macroeconomic tool used by the government through the control of taxation and government spending in an effort to affect the business cycle and to achieve economic objectives of price stability‚ full employment and economic growth.
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Fiscal Policy Lets begin with the obvious‚ Fiscal Policy is when modern government spend a great deal of money and collect a lot in taxes. The government of the United Sates plays a smaller role in the economy than those of Canada or most European countries. Those roles are still sizable‚ meaning that the government plays a major role in the U.S. economy. Changes in the federal budget changes in government spending or in tax policy can potentially have large effect on the American economy. To
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PURPOSE The purpose of the assignment is to enhance learners’ understanding of how fiscal policy can be used to achieve economic goals. REQUIREMENT Discuss and evaluate how fiscal policy tools can assist in improving economic growth‚ employment and mitigate inflation. Answer Fiscal policy is a policy concerned with Government Revenues and Government Expenditures. The tools are government expenditures (G)‚ taxes (T)‚ both direct and indirect‚ deficit financing‚ i.e.‚ government
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