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Lars Jonung. Foto.

Lars Jonung

Professor emeritus

Lars Jonung. Foto.

How is the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Performing? An Independent Evaluation of the First Years of IFAC

Författare

  • Lars Jonung
  • Iain Begg
  • Michael G. Tutty

Summary, in English

This paper presents an independent evaluation of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) carried out in 2015. IFAC was set up as an independent fiscal institution in 2011 to monitor the fiscal policy of the Irish government. Similar fiscal “watchdogs” have emerged across Europe following the crisis in the euro area. This report presents conclusions and recommendations concerning the performance of IFAC. The focus is on five main issues: the mandate, the financial and human resources, the output, the impact (communication strategy) of IFAC and the relationship between the EU fiscal framework and the Irish framework. A general conclusion is that IFAC has, so far, served the Irish fiscal policy process well. With Ireland having exited its macroeconomic adjustment programme and a return to economic health, IFAC now faces new challenges in keeping Ireland on a sustainable fiscal path.

Avdelning/ar

  • Nationalekonomiska institutionen

Publiceringsår

2016

Språk

Engelska

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Working Paper / Department of Economics, School of Economics and Management, Lund University

Issue

3

Dokumenttyp

Working paper

Förlag

Department of Economics, Lund University

Ämne

  • Economics

Nyckelord

  • Ireland
  • fiscal policy council
  • independent fiscal agency
  • fiscal stabilization
  • fiscal rules
  • fiscal crisis

Status

Published