Please cite this paper as: Cournède, B. (2007), “The Political Economy of Delaying Fiscal Consolidation”, OECD Economics Department Working Papers, No. 548, OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/240788215175 OECD Economics Department Working Papers No. 548 The Political Economy of Delaying Fiscal Consolidation Boris Cournède JEL Classification: D72, E62