and cointegration tests for federal revenues and expenditures, taking into account a structural shift in the budgetary … process related to World War II. We find sustainability over the entire period. However, splitting the sample into two sub …-samples before and after World War II, the results do much less support sustainability. Finally, applying the tax smoothing model of …

analysis, we conduct formal tests on fiscal sustainability, including tests on stationarity and cointegration and the … debt crisis has prompted a fundamental re-evaluation of public debt sustainability and the looming threat of sovereign debt …'s peacetime debt-to-GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ratio has never been higher. In this paper, we analyse the sustainability of …

debt crisis has prompted a fundamental re‐evaluation of public debt sustainability and the looming threat of sovereign debt …'s peacetime debt‐to‐GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ratio has never been higher. In this paper, we analyse the sustainability of … anecdotal his‐torical analysis, we conduct formal tests on fiscal sustainability, including tests on stationarity and …

In this paper we analyze the sustainability of public finances in the states (Laender) of the Federal Republic of … and 1991 to 2011 for East German Laender, respectively. In order to assess the fiscal sustainability of the (Laender) we …-run relation between expenditures and revenues in a cointegration analysis within each Land. The results provide evidence against …

We analyze the sustainability of public finances in the 16 states (Laender) of the Federal Republic of Germany using an … explore their long‐run relation in cointegration analyses for each Land we extend the existing literature. The results provide … evidence against strict fiscal sustainability in a majority of German Laender. A notable exception to this finding is Bavaria. …

This paper provides new evidence on the sustainability of public finances in German states (Laender) by exploiting a … newly compiled database covering the years 1950 - 2011. Unlike previous studies on Germany, we analyze fiscal sustainability … by applying "gsecond generation" panel cointegration techniques. A unique identification strategy for the selection of …

primary balance. The sustainability exercise also showed that fiscal policy is sustainable. However, it is found that this … sustainability was not a result of appropriate fiscal policy. While factors outside of the Governments control worsened the primary …