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Dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia: simulations with a macroeconometric model

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  • Klaus Weyerstrass

    (Institute for Advanced Studies, Macroeconomics and Business Cycles Group)

  • Dmitri Blueschke

    (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt)

  • Reinhard Neck

    (Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt)

  • Miroslav Verbič

    (University of Ljubljana)

Abstract

In this paper we analyse the effectiveness of fiscal policies with respect to macroeconomic stabilisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in the small open economy of Slovenia. Using SLOPOL11, an econometric model of the Slovenian economy, we simulate the development of the its economy during the 2020s under alternative assumptions about future pandemic-related shocks. We also determine optimal fiscal policies to combat the effects of the pandemic and to stabilise the economy under two scenarios for the future course of developments under COVID-19. Our simulations show that those public spending measures that entail both demand- and supply-side effects are more effective at stimulating real GDP and increasing employment than pure demand-side measures. Successful stabilisation policies should thus contain a supply-side component in addition to a demand-side component.

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  • Klaus Weyerstrass & Dmitri Blueschke & Reinhard Neck & Miroslav Verbič, 2023. "Dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia: simulations with a macroeconometric model," Empirica, Springer;Austrian Institute for Economic Research;Austrian Economic Association, vol. 50(4), pages 853-881, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:empiri:v:50:y:2023:i:4:d:10.1007_s10663-023-09591-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s10663-023-09591-y
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    Keywords

    Macroeconomics; Stabilisation policy; Fiscal policy; Policy optimisation; Tax policy; Public expenditure; Demand management; Supply-side policies; Slovenia; Public debt;
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    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • E17 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • E37 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications

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