This paper conducts an empirical investigation of the effects of temporary versus persistent fiscal policy shocks. Using data from the US I show that short lived fiscal expansions have a positive effect on output and consumption; while persistent fiscal shocks generate negative effects on...

In response to the deterioration in public finances, Switzerland has introduced an institutional innovation – a constitutionally established public debt brake. Germany’s new fiscal rule passed by the parliament in 2009 is based on the Swiss model. Both solutions are aimed at reduction of...

This paper aims to the analysis of the rules electoral effects on fiscal policy, respect to the Italian case: in fact Italy, since 1861 until nowadays, modified several times its electoral system, switching from the majoritarian to the proportional system. In particular here we focus on the...

In the recent decades, the budget deficit has become one of the characteristics of national economies. Furthermore,it finds its dimensions amplification. Despite this, more and more are the economists who dispute the need to balance the budget,arguing the need even the deficit and systematic use...

By joining the European Union, Romania entered a new stage of development, which requires compliance with the new criteria and rules necessary for the development of the Romanian economy in line with the European development. In this sense, our paper captures some aspects of the evolution of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the size of government and public debt on real economic growth, for a panel of 175 countries around the world. Design/methodology/approach – The paper utilizes the fixed-effects and random-effects techniques to estimate the...

Following the audit/control missions, there were registered inaccurate situations which concern the correct registration of financial and exceptional operation revenues and expenditures, based on documents attesting their way and content. Thus, in the relation between the local budget of the...

The Bundesbank and the Banque de France held their third joint conference on 19 and 20 May 2011 in Hamburg. The conference was devoted to the challenges that macroeconomic policy – in the form of monetary, fi scal and tax policy – must address in the short and long run.

In this paper, we estimate the determinants of the spreads between the 10-year sovereign bond yields and the (interest rate) swap rate for a sample of 22 OECD countries over the January 1999-December 2013 period, using various models. Our main, fixed-effect, model highlights the crucial role of...

Can the evolution of public debt be predicted from its determinants? While the recovery programs undertaken during the 2008 crisis have led to a big takeoff in public debt ratios, the factors likely to curb its upward spiraling dynamic are subject to considerable uncertainty and fuel debate...