... found that fiscal policy (particularly, government spending on health and education) has the greater capacity to reduce the level of poverty in SSA. The results also indicate that fiscal policy and monetary policy can work in tandem to reduce the negative effects of a pandemic. However, the study found...

... on structural features of fiscal policy when designing country-level arrangements with the IMF. Originality/value The paper contributes to the literature on determinants of public investment policy by adding empirical evidence for emerging Europe countries. Sasa Randjelovic can be contacted...

..., they may also not be particularly strong promoters of reform, unless some of the revenue mobilised is allocated to allow them to perform their regulatory functions. Georg Caspary can be contacted at: georg.caspary@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Fiscal policy Natural...