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Tax‐spend nexus in Greece: are there asymmetries?

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  • Nicholas Apergis
  • James E. Payne
  • James W. Saunoris

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of asymmetries in the budgetary adjustment process. Design/methodology/approach - The paper uses the TAR and MTAR models, set forth by Enders and Siklos, for the period 1957 to 2009. Findings - Short‐run results indicate unidirectional causality from revenues to expenditures. Long‐run results indicate asymmetric responses by both revenues and expenditures to budgetary disequilibria. With respect to asymmetric adjustment, revenues respond only when the budget is improving whereas expenditures respond faster (in absolute terms) to a worsening budget than for an improving budget. Originality/value - Contrary to other studies, the results presented in the paper lend support for the tax‐spend hypothesis.

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  • Nicholas Apergis & James E. Payne & James W. Saunoris, 2012. "Tax‐spend nexus in Greece: are there asymmetries?," Journal of Economic Studies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 39(3), pages 327-336, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jespps:v:39:y:2012:i:3:p:327-336
    DOI: 10.1108/01443581211245900
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    2. A. Phiri, 2019. "Asymmetries in the revenue–expenditure nexus: new evidence from South Africa," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 56(5), pages 1515-1547, May.
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    4. Ahmad Zubaidi Baharumshah & Aliyu Alhaji Jibrilla & Abdalla Sirag & Hamisu Sadi Ali & Ibrahim Muye Muhammad, 2016. "Public Revenue-Expenditure Nexus in South Africa: Are there Asymmetries?," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 84(4), pages 520-537, December.
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    6. Ritwik Banerjee, 2013. "An Evaluation of the Revenue side as a source of fiscal consolidation in high debt economies," Economics Working Papers 2013-23, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University.
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    8. Solikin, Akhmad & Nizar, Muhammad Afdi, 2022. "Government Revenue and Government Spending Nexus: A Testing Hypothesis for Indonesia," MPRA Paper 118556, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    10. Trachanas, Emmanouil & Katrakilidis, Constantinos, 2013. "Fiscal deficits under financial pressure and insolvency: Evidence for Italy, Greece and Spain," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 35(5), pages 730-749.
    11. Mesut Karakas & Taner Turan, 2019. "The Government Spending-Revenue Nexus in CEE Countries: Some Evidence for Asymmetric Effects," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2019(6), pages 633-647.
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    13. Kollias, Christos & Papadamou, Stephanos & Psarianos, Iacovos, 2014. "Fiscal imbalances and asymmetric adjustment under Labour and Conservative governments in the UK," Research in Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(3), pages 208-213.

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