Long abstract

EO Sources - Cyclically-adjusted budget balances: a methodological note

The cyclically adjusted budget balance is drived by (re-)calculating the items on the government appropriation account which would be obtained if output (GDP) were at its potential level.  Sources & Methods of the OECD Economic Outlook.

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An Interim Economic Assessement for the OECD countries, released on 3 September 2009, is also available.

Economic Outlook n°85