Fiscal Sustainability: Does EU Membership Change Policy Behavior? Empirical Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe

Autor: Bettina Fincke
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: The European Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp 161-175 (2017)
DOI: 10.4119/unibi/2915557
Popis: European Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol 14. no. 2 (December 2017), p. 161-175
This paper studies fiscal policy behavior with regard to sustainability for the group of the eight eastern new member states (NMS) which joined the European Union (EU) in 2004. Using the approach of Bohn (1995, 1998) the fiscal reaction function is estimated for the years 1996 until 2013. Further, separating the response in periods before and after accession studies potential changes in fiscal sustainability. The results of the panel regressions reveal a positive statistically significant reaction coefficient, indicating sustainable behavior. Moreover, the separated responses before and after 2004 signify a stronger reaction ahead of the accession. These results are also affected by the current debt crisis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE