Assessing Long-Term Fiscal Developments: Evidence from Portugal

Ricardo Jorge Magalhães de Abreu Santos Sousa () and Antonio Afonso

No 1/2009, NIPE Working Papers from NIPE - Universidade do Minho

Abstract: Drawing on quarterly data for Portugal, we use a Three-Stage Least Square method and a system of equations to recursively estimate two components of fiscal policy - responsiveness and persistence - and to infer about the sources of fiscal deterioration (improvement). The results suggest that: (i) government spending exhibits higher persistence than government revenue; and (ii) government revenue is more responsive to the business cycle than government spending.

Keywords: Fiscal deterioration; Portugal. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E62 H50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2009
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