Public Sector Economics

2017 - 2025

Continuation of Financial Theory and Practice.

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Volume 49, issue 3, 2025

Is it worth raising the normal retirement age? A new model to estimate the employment effects pp. 339-367

Hermes Morgavi

Public debt and GDP growth in BRICS: unravelling time-scale complexities through wavelet analysis pp. 369-393

Ajaz Ayoub, Tahir Ahmad Wani and Abid Sultan

Explaining wage developments in Croatia: the role of the firm composition effect pp. 395-429

Josip Raos and Ivana Cicak

WISEs and their potential to transform the Croatian skill-formation regime pp. 431-456

Nikola Bukovic and Danijel Baturina

Excellence comes from distance: the case of a Croatian higher education institution pp. 457-468

Vinko Zaninovic, Zoran Jezic and Alen Host

Overeducated yet underskilled: graduate labour market mismatch in Morocco and Serbia pp. 469-492

Ivana Prica, Imane El Ouizgani and Will Bartlett

Volume 49, issue 2, 2025

Guiding through uncertainty: nowcasting the GDP of Croatia pp. 185-211

Mateo Ljubisic

Analysis of internal communication in public companies in Croatia pp. 213-238

Josip Poljak

An economic analysis of leisure-proportional benefits in a small open economy pp. 239-250

Wataru Kobayashi and Junichiro Takahata

Governance quality vs. stimulus size: fiscal policy effectiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic pp. 251-272

Mert Topcu and Mustafa Alpin Gulsen

The role of economic and political factors in budget forecasting errors: evidence from Turkey’s metropolitan municipalities for the period 2011-2022 pp. 273-307

Berat Kara

Climate finance, institutions and innovation systems in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 309-337

Frank Adu and Roshelle Ramfol

Volume 49, issue 1, 2025

Do increases in public sector wages affect inflation? pp. 1-44

Ozana Nadoveza

Pressure on interest rates on deposits in Croatia: government bonds or European Central Bank? pp. 45-59

Lucija Rasic and Noa Hinger

Bank profitability in the euro area in times of high inflation pp. 61-87

Mislav Brkic

Intragenerational occupational mobility: the effect of crisis and overeducation on career mobility in a segmented labour market pp. 89-127

Georgios Kitsoleris and Tuan Anh Luong

Fiscal policy burden accruing from public debt accumulation: theoretical effect on growth and empirical evidence pp. 129-152

Samson Edo and Osaro Oigiangbe

Do fiscal deficits cause inflation? Evidence from Suriname pp. 153-179

Gavin Ooft

Volume 48, issue 4, 2024

Traditional or social media: which capture employment better? pp. 399-419

Marija Hruska and Mirjana Cizmesija

Macroprudential policy stance assessment: the case of Croatia pp. 421-463

Tihana Škrinjarić

Uncertainty, populism and foreign direct investment: the state of play in economic research pp. 465-491

Marijana Andrijic

Thriving amidst uncertainty: a financial blueprint for the public budget pp. 493-528

Enkeleda Lulaj

Central bank balance sheet and inflation in a euroised small open economy: a cointegrated SVAR analysis pp. 529-552

Gent Sejko and Altin Tanku

Volume 48, issue 3, 2024

The puzzle of household savings in the European Union: tracing influences across time and space pp. 247-282

Ana Skoblar

How compliant are state-owned enterprises in Austria and Slovenia with regard to their sustainability reports? pp. 283-310

Tatjana Stanimirovic, Philumena Bauer and Dorothea Greiling

Unsolicited versus solicited public partnership proposals: is there a trade-off between innovation and competition? pp. 311-335

Gonzalo Ruiz

How does ownership structure affect the profitability of Turkish banks? A comparative analysis of determinants pp. 337-361

Ahsen Emir Bulut, Nilgun Acar Balaylar and Turan Karimli

Fiscal dominance and inflation: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 363-391

John Hooley, Lam Nguyen and Mika Saito

Volume 48, issue 2, 2024

Perceived unmet healthcare needs among older Europeans in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: the telemedicine solution pp. 125-150

Sime Smolic, Nikola Blazevski and Margareta Fabijancic

How can the preferences of policy makers be operationalised in optimum control problems with macroeconometric models? A case study for Slovenian fiscal policies pp. 151-169

Dmitri Blueschke, Klaus Weyerstrass and Reinhard Neck

Taxpayers' attitudes toward tax compliance in the Slovenian tax system: differences according to gender, income level and size of settlement pp. 177-201

Lidija Hauptman, Berislav Zmuk and Ivana Pavic

Fiscal decentralization and gender equality: empirical evidence across countries pp. 203-209

Mustafa Rafat Zaman

Is the use of the investment resources allocated to municipalities in Cameroon efficient? pp. 221-239

Sylvain NgĂ´ Ndjang, Saturnin Bertrand Nguenda Anya and Fabrice Nzepang

Volume 48, issue 1, 2024

The euro and inflation in Croatia: much ado about nothing? pp. 1-37

Petar Sorić

Forecasting medical inflation in the European Union using the ARIMA model pp. 39-56

Enja Erker

Potential investments of pension funds in long-term care for the elderly: the case of Croatia pp. 57-77

Ljubica Meznaric and Ana Meznaric

Does governance contribute to the public spending - CO2 emissions nexus in developing economies? Policy lessons for sustainable development pp. 79-101

Van Bon Nguyen

Is external debt an impediment to the South African economy? pp. 103-124

Sanele Stungwa

Volume 47, issue 4, 2023

Inflation and public finances: an overview pp. 413-430

Dubravko Mihaljek

A cost-of-living squeeze? Distributional implications of rising inflation pp. 431-460

Orsetta Causa, Emilia Soldani and Nhung Luu

Short- and medium-term fiscal positions in a high-inflation environment: the case of Croatia pp. 461-475

Frane Banić, Dominik Ivan Pripuzic and Pave Rebic

A nexus between fiscal policy and inflation: a case study of Indonesia using SVAR model pp. 477-503

Julie Ann Q. Basconcillo

Unexpected inflation and public pensions: the case of Hungary pp. 505-520

András Simonovits

The future of taxation in changing labour markets pp. 521-554

Michael Christl, Ilias Livanos and Andrea Papini

Volume 47, issue 3, 2023

Education spending, economic development, and the size of government pp. 285-333

Mark Millin, David Fielding and Dorian Owen

Productivity and efficiency of central government departments: a mixed-effect model applied to Dutch data in the period 2012-2019 pp. 335-351

Jos L. T. Blank, Alex A. S. van Heezik and Bas Blank

Tax distortions from inflation: What are they? How to deal with them? pp. 353-386

Sebastian Beer, Mark Griffiths and Alexander Klemm

COVID-19 and participatory budgeting in North Macedonia and Slovakia pp. 387-406

Mária Murray Svidroňová, Marjan Nikolov and Vesna Garvanlieva Andonova

Volume 47, issue 2, 2023

Socioeconomic inequality in the use of long-term care for the elderly in Europe pp. 149-176

Maja Matanic Vautmans, Marijana Oreb and Sasa Drezgic

Pension expenditure determinants: the case of Portugal pp. 177-203

Maria Teresa Garcia and André Fernando Rodrigues Rocha da Silva

Leading indicators of financial stress in Croatia: a regime switching approach pp. 205-232

Tihana Škrinjarić

An analysis of COFOG expenditures in former Yugoslavian countries pp. 233-254

Marko Crnogorac and Santiago Lago-Peñas

Fiscal decentralization and economic growth: evidence from Brazilian states pp. 255-280

Pedro Jorge Holanda Figueiredo Alves, Jevuks Araujo and Ana Karolina Acris Melo

Volume 47, issue 1, 2023

Introducing a composite indicator of cyclical systemic risk in Croatia: possibilities and limitations pp. 1-39

Tihana Škrinjarić

Political economics and citizens’ engagement in Croatia: a differential analysis pp. 41-70

Francisco Bastida Francisco Bastida

The characteristics and effects of public participation in Croatian e-consultations in fiscal matters pp. 71-87

Petra Durman, Anamarija Musa and Tereza Rogic Lugaric

Understanding territorial inequalities in decentralised welfare systems: early childhood education and care system expansion in Croatia pp. 89-110

Ivana Dobrotic and Teo Matkovic

Economic growth or social expenditure: what is more effective in decreasing poverty and income inequality in the EU - a panel VAR approach pp. 111-142

Ivana Velkovska and Borce Trenovski