Fiscal Policy
11/18/2009
Due to the comprehensive nature of the fiscal reform, fiscal policy reforms often require consideration of a large number of related fiscal aspects, including reform of the tax structure, tax administration, budget management, pension reform, and intergovernmental fiscal relations. Whereas many practitioners only specialize on a particular piece of the fiscal system, the depth and breath of the International Studies Program allows is to take into account both the individual components of the fiscal system (such as individual taxes or expenditure programs) as well as the architecture of the fiscal system as a whole.