Category
page 1Fiscal policy
fiscal policy
use of government revenue collection and spending to influence the economy
government debt
total amount of debt owed to lenders by a government/state
subsidy
A subsidy, subvention or government incentive is a type of government expenditure which redistributes from tax payers to individuals, households, or businesses.
Subsidies take various forms, such as direct government expenditures, tax incentives, soft loans, price support, and government provision of goods and services. For instance, the government may distribute direct payment subsidies to individuals and households during an economic downturn in order to help its citizens pay their bills and to stimulate economic activity.
Laffer curve
representation of the relationship between taxation and government revenue
Parkinson's law
adage that work expands to fill the time available
public works
broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and constructed by the government
Stability and Growth Pact
the main EU fiscal agreement
government revenue
Government income, usually in the form of taxes
government monopoly
government control of an industry or economic sector
crowding out
economic phenomenon when increased government involvement in an economic sector affects the remainder of the market
fiscal conservatism
economic ideology within conservatism in the United States
government spending
government consumption, investment, and transfer payments
retirement age
age at which a person is expected or required to retire
school voucher
taxpayer-funded payment for tuition at a private school

fiscus
'''''' () was the treasury of the Roman Empire. It was initially the personal wealth of the emperors, funded by taxation on the imperial provinces, assumption of estates and other privileges. By the third century it was understood as a state fund rather than a personal one, albeit under the emperor's control. It is the origin of the English terms "" and "".
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
economic stimulus package passed by the US Congress in the wake of the Great Recession
Wagner's law
economic theory of development
stimulus
attempt to use monetary or fiscal policy to stimulate the economy
Robin Hood effect
economic occurence

fiscal multiplier
the ratio of the change in aggregate demand to the change in government spending that caused it
financial repression
Institute for Fiscal Studies
UK research institute
fiscal illusion
a failure to accurately perceive the amount of government expenditure when government revenues are not completely transparent or are not fully perceived by taxpayers
corporate welfare
favorable treatment on the part of governments towards corporations
fiscal environmentalism
economic approach linking fiscal policy with environmental goals
Panic of 1792
financial credit crisis in the United States
Non-tax revenue
how a government collects money other than through compulsory levies
pensions crisis
predicted difficulty in maintaining pensions
monetary and fiscal policy of Japan
carbon fee and dividend
Rahn curve
Graph of relationship between government spending and economic growth
generational accounting
term
cafeteria plan
type of employee benefit plan in the US
Discretionary policy
economic policy of macroeconomic s
debt brake in Germany
amendment to the German constitution
Fiscal drag
macroeconomic condition
global minimum corporate tax rate
proposed international tax scheme