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Accounting basis adjustments and deficit reliability: Evidence from southern European countries

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  • Jesus, Maria Antónia
  • Jorge, Susana

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Government accounting (GA) and National accounts (NA) are two reporting systems that, although aiming different purposes, are linked – public administrations’ financial information for the latter is provided by the former. Therefore, the alignment between the two systems is an issue for the reliability of the public sector aggregates finally obtained by the National Accounts.

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  • Jesus, Maria Antónia & Jorge, Susana, 2016. "Accounting basis adjustments and deficit reliability: Evidence from southern European countries," Revista de Contabilidad - Spanish Accounting Review, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 77-88.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:spacre:v:19:y:2016:i:1:p:77-88
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rcsar.2015.01.004
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    Keywords

    Governmental accounting; National accounts; Budgetary reporting; General Government Sector; Deficit; Contabilidad pública; Cuentas nacionales; Informe presupuestario; Sector General Gubernamental; Déficit;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H61 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Budget; Budget Systems
    • H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus
    • H83 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Public Administration
    • E01 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth; Environmental Accounts
    • H61 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Budget; Budget Systems
    • H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus
    • H83 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Public Administration
    • E01 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth; Environmental Accounts

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