TY - GEN AB - The budget deficit bias is modeled as the result of a domestic common pool problem and of an international externality. Deficits can be used to finance both unproductive and productive public spending. An optimally set supranational deficit ceiling is examined and welfare is compared to the unconstrained outcome and to the case of nationally set deficit ceilings.The supranational deficit ceiling is found to be welfare improving relative to similar national arrangements, but does not fully eliminate the deficit bias unless combined with a domestic fiscal institution allowing for precommitment to productive public spending. AU - Krogstrup, Signe AU - Wyplosz, Charles DA - 2010 DO - 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2009.06.010 DO - doi ID - 292681 L1 - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/292681/files/EER_Wyplosz_2010.pdf L1 - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/292681/files/EER_Wyplosz_2010.pdf?subformat=pdfa L2 - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/292681/files/EER_Wyplosz_2010.pdf L2 - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/292681/files/EER_Wyplosz_2010.pdf?subformat=pdfa L4 - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/292681/files/EER_Wyplosz_2010.pdf L4 - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/292681/files/EER_Wyplosz_2010.pdf?subformat=pdfa LK - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/292681/files/EER_Wyplosz_2010.pdf LK - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/292681/files/EER_Wyplosz_2010.pdf?subformat=pdfa N2 - The budget deficit bias is modeled as the result of a domestic common pool problem and of an international externality. Deficits can be used to finance both unproductive and productive public spending. An optimally set supranational deficit ceiling is examined and welfare is compared to the unconstrained outcome and to the case of nationally set deficit ceilings.The supranational deficit ceiling is found to be welfare improving relative to similar national arrangements, but does not fully eliminate the deficit bias unless combined with a domestic fiscal institution allowing for precommitment to productive public spending. PY - 2010 T1 - A common pool theory of supranational deficit ceilings TI - A common pool theory of supranational deficit ceilings UR - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/292681/files/EER_Wyplosz_2010.pdf UR - https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/292681/files/EER_Wyplosz_2010.pdf?subformat=pdfa Y1 - 2010 ER -