This data set presents annual data on public sector deficits, the monetary sector, and the financial sector for a large and varying sample of member countries of the OECD and developing countries. It includes an in-depth examination of eight countries - Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Morocco, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe. These cases are analyzed within a comprehensive theoretical framework elaborated for the study and in conjunction with cross-country data from a larger set. It includes the following variables and periods: Consolidated Public Sector Surplus or Deficit, 1970-90 Seignorage, 1965-89 Inflation Rates, 1965-90 Real Interest Rates, 1965-89 Taxes from Financial Repression in Ten Countries, 1980-89