Institutional and economic determinants of regional public debt in Spain
Mar Delgado-Téllez (m.delgadotellez@gmail.com) and
Javier Pérez
No 1807, Occasional Papers from Banco de España
Abstract:
We analyze from an empirical point of view the evolution and determinants of Spanish regional public debt. Spain offers an interesting case study because of its high level of fiscal decentralization, implemented gradually during the past four decades, the parallel entry into force of a number of national fiscal rules in that period, and the heterogeneity of its regions, both in terms of economic fundamentals and some institutional features. Our main findings are the following: i) regional governments’ fiscal policies reacted to public debt increases, on average, over the sample of study; ii) fiscal rules played a limited role in controlling debt surges, being only marginally effective in some instances, like high debt situations; iii) a higher degree of regional fiscal co-responsibility tends to be linked to more subdued debt dynamics; iv) market-disciple indicators have encouraged some discipline at the regional level, and v) regional non-standard (commercial) debt surges present explanatory power on the standard measure of public debt.
Keywords: regional public debt; fiscal rules; fiscal federalism; market discipline (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C53 E62 H6 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 2018-07
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Journal Article: Institutional and Economic Determinants of Regional Public Debt in Spain (2020)
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