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Can we rely upon fiscal policy estimates in countries with unreported production of 15 per Cent (or more) of GDP?
Basile, Raffaella; Chiarini, Bruno; Marzano, Elisabetta - 2011
: quarterly fiscal variables on accrual basis and a time series estimate of tax evasion for the period 1981:1-2006:4. Following … unless the dynamics of the hidden and regular components of the GDP are disentangled. Changes in public spending and the tax … rate generate a reallocation from underground to the regular economy which contributes to obscure the spending and tax …
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Has the stability and growth pact impeded political budget cycles in the European Union?
Mink, Mark; de Haan, Jakob - 2005
This paper examines whether there is a political budget cycle (PBC) in countries in the euro area. Using a multivariate model for the period 1999-2004 and various election indicators we find strong evidence that the Stability and Growth Pact has not restricted fiscal policy makers in the euro...
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