Category Archives: public finance

The System of Revenue Sharing and Fiscal Transfers in China

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Anitha

Xiao Wang, Richard Herd OECD Economics Department Working Papers  27 Feb 2013 No.: 1030 The main features of China’s current sub-national finance arrangements date back to the 1994 tax reform. China has a multi-level government structure that shares national tax … Continue reading →

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Indian Public Finance Statistics 2011-2012

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Sriram

Ministry of Finance, India. Aug-2012 “Indian Public Finance Statistics” is an annual publication  prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. This provides a comprehensive overview of the budgetary transactions of the Central and … Continue reading →

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Managing state debt and ensuring solvency : the Indian experience

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Gopakumar

by C Rangarajan and Abha Prasad WB Policy Research Paper No.WPS 6036, April 2012  The paper presents the policymakers’ perspective on the reforms undertaken to manage states’ debt and ensure solvency. While the sustained high growth rates of the Indian … Continue reading →

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Economic Review 2011

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Sriram

State Planning Board, Kerala. Date: Mar-2012 Economic Review is one of the budget documents prepared by the State Planning Board every year. Because of its professionally structured content and rich information, it is widely accepted as an authentic publication which … Continue reading →

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The impact of high and volatile commodity prices on public finances: Evidence from developing countries

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Librarian

By Hélène EHRHART and Samuel GUERINEAU The recent boom and bust in commodity prices has renewed the policymakers’ interest in three complementary issues: i) characteristics and determinants of commodity price instability, ii) its macroeconomic effects and, iii) the optimal policy … Continue reading →

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Fiscal implications of climate change

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Gopakumar

by Jones, Benjamin; keen,Michael and Strand Jon WB Policy Research PaperNo.5956, January 2012  This paper provides a primer on the fiscal implications of climate change, in particular the policies for responding to it. Many of the complicated challenges that arise … Continue reading →

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Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy 2010-11

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Gopakumar

Published by RBI on 15 September 2011  One of the major initiatives of the Reserve Bank; this publication is aimed at improving data dissemination to public. Through this publication, the Reserve Bank has been providing time series data on various … Continue reading →

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STATE FINANCES:A STUDY OF BUDGETS OF 2010-11

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Gopakumar

Reserve Bank of India March 2011 This study on ‘State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2010-11’ is based on the data available in the budget documents of 28 State governments and two Union Territories with legislature, viz., NCT Delhi … Continue reading →

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