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Should we care for structural breaks when assessing fiscal sustainability

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  • Antonio Afonso
  • Christophe Rault

    (LEO - Laboratoire d'économie d'Orleans [2008-2011] - UO - Université d'Orléans - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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We apply recent panel cointegration methods to a structural equation between government expenditure and revenue. Allowing for multiple endogenous breaks and after computing appropriate bootstrap critical values, we conclude for fiscal sustainability in the overall EU15 panel.
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  • Antonio Afonso & Christophe Rault, 2007. "Should we care for structural breaks when assessing fiscal sustainability," Post-Print halshs-00202803, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00202803
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    Keywords

    structural; breaks; fiscal; sustainability;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus

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