The Credibility of Economic Policy Making in Argentina, 1989-2015

This paper explores the hypothesis that the credibility of economic policy making in Argentina (or lack thereof) has impacted the volatility of economic performance. To establish the link, a historical review of economic policy making and economic...

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Main Author:	Rosenblatt, David
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	macroeconomic policy political economy economic history volatility economic growth economic reform political institutions citizen engagement accountability
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/10/26879450/credibility-economic-policy-making-argentina-1989-2015 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25315

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spelling	okr-10986-253152021-04-23T14:04:29Z The Credibility of Economic Policy Making in Argentina, 1989-2015 Rosenblatt, David macroeconomic policy political economy economic history volatility economic growth economic reform political institutions citizen engagement accountability This paper explores the hypothesis that the credibility of economic policy making in Argentina (or lack thereof) has impacted the volatility of economic performance. To establish the link, a historical review of economic policy making and economic outcomes over the quarter century is presented, informed by a survey of the literature on credibility and the political economy of reforms. A more fundamental question is why policy shifts are so frequent, and this necessarily relates to the political institutions underlying policy making. A recent literature on citizen engagement and accountability, combined with international experience, is then used to consider policy options that could help reestablish credibility during the new administration. 2016-11-01T19:10:46Z 2016-11-01T19:10:46Z 2016-10 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/10/26879450/credibility-economic-policy-making-argentina-1989-2015 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25315 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7870 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Argentina
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description	This paper explores the hypothesis that the credibility of economic policy making in Argentina (or lack thereof) has impacted the volatility of economic performance. To establish the link, a historical review of economic policy making and economic outcomes over the quarter century is presented, informed by a survey of the literature on credibility and the political economy of reforms. A more fundamental question is why policy shifts are so frequent, and this necessarily relates to the political institutions underlying policy making. A recent literature on citizen engagement and accountability, combined with international experience, is then used to consider policy options that could help reestablish credibility during the new administration.
format	Working Paper
author	Rosenblatt, David
author_facet	Rosenblatt, David
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title	The Credibility of Economic Policy Making in Argentina, 1989-2015
title_short	The Credibility of Economic Policy Making in Argentina, 1989-2015
title_full	The Credibility of Economic Policy Making in Argentina, 1989-2015
title_fullStr	The Credibility of Economic Policy Making in Argentina, 1989-2015
title_full_unstemmed	The Credibility of Economic Policy Making in Argentina, 1989-2015
title_sort	credibility of economic policy making in argentina, 1989-2015
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/10/26879450/credibility-economic-policy-making-argentina-1989-2015 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25315
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The Credibility of Economic Policy Making in Argentina, 1989-2015

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