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08:30 – 09:00Registration
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09:00 – 09:20Conference opening with Nicolas Marceau, Québec Minister of Finance and the Economy
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09:15 – 10:00Xavier Debrun (International Monetary Fund) and Tidiane Kinda (IMF)
“Implementing Fiscal Rules: Is There a Role for Fiscal Councils?
Commentateur: Robin Boadway (Queen’s University)
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10:00 – 10:45Marcelin Joanis (U. de Sherbrooke & CIRANO), Martial Foucault (U. de Montréal & CIRANO) and Etienne Farvaque (U. du Havre)
“The mechanics of fiscal rules effectiveness.”
Discussant: Robert D. Ebel (University of the District of Columbia, Washington)
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10:45 – 11:00Coffee break
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11:00 – 11:45Grégoire Rota-Graziosi (International Monetary Fund)
Implementing Tax Coordination and harmonization : A Solution a la Schelling. ”
Discussant: Marianne Vigneault (Bishop’s University)
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11:45 – 12:30Niklas Potrafke (IFO Institute, Munich)
“Fiscal transfers and fiscal sustainability”
Discussant: Sergio Galletta (U. of Lugano)
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12:30 – 14:00Lunch break
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14:00 – 14:45Sharon S. Kioko (Syracuse University)
“The unintended consequences of fiscal rules and limitations. ”
Discussant: Pierre Martin (U. de Montréal)
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14:45 – 15:30Daniel L. Smith (New York University)
“What Do Subnational Fiscal Rules Achieve?”
Discussant: Haizhen Mou (University of Saskatchewan)
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15:30 – 15:45Coffee break
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15:45 – 16:30Mario Jametti (U. of Lugano) and Sergio Galletta (U. of Lugano)
“How to Tame Two Leviathans? Revisiting the Effect of Direct Democracy on Local Public Expenditure. ”
Discussant: Nicolas-Guillaume Martineau (U. de Sherbrooke)
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16:30 – 17:15Yilin Hou (University of Georgia)
“Business Cycle, Central Transfer and Countercyclical Infrastructure Investment – A Fiscal Framework for Fiscal Policy Coordination and Economic Stability. ”
Discussant: François Vaillancourt (U. de Montréal & CIRANO)
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17:30Reception and closing of workshop