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Fiscal Policy Sustainability In Romania

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  • Ioan TalpoÅŸ
  • Cosmin Enache

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The paper is focused on aspects regarding fiscal policy sustainability in Romania. Analyzing the theoretical foundations of fiscal policy sustainability it could be identified a methodology for econometric tests to be carried out and to put forward de facto public debt long-run situation at the country level. In this direction, we carried out stationarity tests for the stock of the gross public debt and cointegration tests for the public revenues end public expenditures flows for the case of Romania.

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  • Ioan TalpoÅŸ & Cosmin Enache, 2008. "Fiscal Policy Sustainability In Romania," Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica, Faculty of Sciences, "1 Decembrie 1918" University, Alba Iulia, vol. 1(10), pages 1-23.
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    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models

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