PPT-FISCAL LITERACY

MAcc Cleveland Clinic Health System February 6 2015 Learning Objectives By the end of this presentation you will be able to Define Fiscal Literacy amp understand why it is necessary to be a leader. Collecting Data Electronically in Developing Countries. Support . from the ESRC/Hewlett Joint Scheme . RES-183-25-0008 is gratefully acknowledged . Bansi Malde, Marcos Vera-Hernandez. © Institute for Fiscal Studies . Austerity vs. Stimulus. Jeffrey Frankel. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth. REAI Alumni . Advisory . Board . Harvard . Faculty . Club, 9:25 . – . 10:25, April 25. th. , 2014. . Definitions. Austerity vs. Stimulus. Jeffrey Frankel. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth. Senior Executive Fellows, April 22, 2014. Definitions. Fiscal stimulus . or expansion:. Raise government spending or cut taxes. Changes in federal taxes and purchases . Where does the government spend its money?. Federal Government . Spending, 2010. Fiscal Policy. An Overview of Government Spending and Taxes. The Federal Government’s Share of Total Government Expenditures, . Welfare reform: context and consequences. David Phillips, Institute for Fiscal Studies. © Institute for Fiscal Studies . Coming up. Tax and welfare reforms and their distributional impact. Fiscal and budgetary context. Federal budget process and recent history of outlays, tax revenues, deficits, and debts. Supply-Side Economics. Controversies on effects of deficits on investment, saving, and economic growth. Fiscal policy as a stabilization tool. Using scanner technology to collect expenditure data. Andrew Leicester and Zoë Oldfield. Outline. Consumer panel expenditure data. What is it? How is it collected?. Key objectives of our research. Main findings. 6th . PRC-ADB . Knowledge Platform on PPP. Binyam. . Reja. , Ph.D.. Lead Transport Specialist and . Cluster Leader for China Transport. November 26, 2014. World Bank Beijing Office, China . Disclaimer: . What is Fiscal Policy?. What is Fiscal Policy Used For?. What is Fiscal Policy?. Changes in government spending and tax collections to achieve: . full employment, . control inflation, and . encourage economic growth.. Middle- and Low-income . Countries:. Brazil, Chile, Colombia, . Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia. , Mexico, . Peru, South Africa and Tanzania. Nora Lustig. Tulane University, CGD, IAD. . International Monetary Fund. Tapas K. Sen. Aspects of Fiscal Management. Fiscal Policy. The context – objectives – tools – limitations. Fiscal Institutions. Finance Ministry/ Departments – Legislature and its agencies – Reserve Bank of India – Finance Commission – Planning Commission – CAG. for Health in India. Anit. Mukherjee. 8 May 2015. Motivation for the Study. Hypothesis: In a federal country, fiscal transfers for health need to be well-designed to achieve the objective of equity and improve outcomes. Fiscal Policy: . Changes in the level of government spending and taxation aimed at either increasing or decreasing the level of aggregate demand in an economy to promote the macroeconomic objectives. Fiscal policy is a type of . and the . Historical . Development of Macroeconomics. The Historical Evolution . of Macroeconomics. The Great Depression . and . Macroeconomics. The Great Depression exerted a huge impact . on macroeconomics.