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* Transcript of a Conference Call on Canada's 2007 Article IV Consultation
http://www.imf.org/external/np/tr/2007/tr071219.htm
[Matched: United States]

* Working Paper No. 07/289: Government for the People: On the Determinants of the Size of U.S. Government

Author/Editor: Bayoumi, Tamim; Goncalves, Fernando M.

Summary: Trends in the size of U.S. government are examined. In the postwar period, general government primary spending rose by ¼ percent of GDP a year through 1975, stabilizing thereafter. With higher social transfers offset by a lower burden of defense spending, expansion reflected a baby-boom driven rise in education spending. The parallel improvement in tax efficiency helped equate the benefits of higher spending with the costs from higher taxation, in accordance with a marginalist view of the size of government. Looking forward, the retirement of baby boomers appears likely to expand government and lead to a more efficient tax system.
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.cfm?sk=21499.0
[Matched: United States]



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