Voting Twice
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2009-06-17Type
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Abstract
How might we limit the accumulation of public debt by democratic governments? This column proposes “voting twice" – first for a deficit ceiling and second for a particular budget. Such a procedure might strike a balance between flexibility and the commitment to refrain from loading debt onto future generations. Show more
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VOX CEPR's Policy PortalPublisher
Centre for Economic Policy ResearchOrganisational unit
03729 - Gersbach, Hans / Gersbach, Hans
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