A quarterly fiscal database for the euro area based on intra-annual fiscal information

Joan Paredes, Diego J. Pedregal () and Javier Pérez
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Diego J. Pedregal: Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

No 935, Working Papers from Banco de España

Abstract: The analysis of the macroeconomic impact of fiscal policies in the euro area has been traditionally limited by the absence of quarterly fiscal data. To overcome this problem, we provide two new databases in this paper. Firstly, we construct a quarterly database of euro area fiscal variables for the period 1980-2008 for a quite disaggregated set of fiscal variables; secondly, we present a real-time fiscal database for a subset of fiscal variables, composed of bi-annual vintages of data for the euro area period (2000-2009). All models are multivariate, state-space mixed-frequencies models estimated with available national accounts fiscal data (mostly annual) and, more importantly, monthly and quarterly information taken from the cash accounts of the governments. We provide not seasonally and seasonally-adjusted data. Focusing solely on intra-annual fiscal information for interpolation purposes allows us to capture genuine intra-annual "fiscal" dynamics in the data. Thus, we provide fiscal data that avoid some problems likely to appear in studies using fiscal time series interpolated on the basis of general macroeconomic indicators, namely the well-known decoupling of tax collection from the evolution of standard macroeconomic tax bases (revenue windfalls/shortfalls).

Keywords: Euro area; Fiscal policies; Interpolation; Unobserved Components models; Mixed-frequencies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C53 E6 H6 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 45 pages
Date: 2009-12
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