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Možnosti hodnocení fiskální pozice a stabilizační fiskální politika
[Possible Evaluation of Fiscal Position and Stabilization Fiscal Policy]

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  • Zdeněk Pikhart

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Paper deals with the assessment of the fiscal position and stabilization of government policy. First, the framework for assessment of the fiscal position and the sustainability of public finances is presented. It is justified the usage of specific data based on the ESA95 methodology, including consideration of possible alternatives. Subsequently, the government deficit is set into the framework of macroeconomic identities and expressed its impact on the current account balance and other aggregates. Sustainability of the government deficit is firstly derived from the primary balance and consequently from the overall balance. Even before it is discussed appropriate fiscal policy in the short and long term, including the role of fiscal rules, OECD methodology is presented for the calculation of structural and cyclical balance, including risks associated with their quantification.

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  • Zdeněk Pikhart, 2013. "Možnosti hodnocení fiskální pozice a stabilizační fiskální politika [Possible Evaluation of Fiscal Position and Stabilization Fiscal Policy]," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2013(6), pages 795-813.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:2013:y:2013:i:6:id:931:p:795-813
    DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.931
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    Keywords

    business cycle; public finance sustainability; structural balance; crowding-out effect;
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    JEL classification:

    • E01 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth; Environmental Accounts
    • H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General
    • H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus

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