In this paper we use structural VAR model to analyze dynamic effects of fiscal shocks on economic activity in Croatia from 2000Q1-2012Q2. Due to the fact that Croatia is a small open economy we assume that shocks of foreign origination can have notable effects on its performance. Therefore,...

In this paper, we use the structural VAR model to analyse the dynamic effects of (discretionary) fiscal shocks on the economic activity of the private sector in Croatia between 2000 and 2012. Due to the fact that Croatia is a small open transition economy, we assume that shocks of foreign origin...

Ovaj se rad sastoji od dva osnovna dijela. Prvi dio odnosi se na problematiku financijske liberalizacije i monetarne politike u Europskoj uniji (EU), dok se drugi dio odnosi na problematiku fiskalne politike Europske unije, odnosno njenog centraliziranog dijela – proračuna EU.