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Fiscal Responsibility Within An Unstable Economic And Political Environment

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  • CIUMARA, Tudor

    (“Victor Slavescu” Center for Financial and Monetary Research, Romanian Academy)

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It is hypothesised that the economic and political environments from Romania are characterized by instability. Also, election cycles represent a major source of volatility for economic policies, particularly for fiscal policy. However, it is very difficult to observe accurately which fiscal proposals/changes have electoral motivations and which are backed by ideologies or technical considerations. The paper presents a theoretical analysis of fiscal responsibility and a conceptual analysis of economic and political stability. The paper is completed by a series of analyses and observations based on the situation of Romania, related to stability and responsibility.

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  • CIUMARA, Tudor, 2016. "Fiscal Responsibility Within An Unstable Economic And Political Environment," Studii Financiare (Financial Studies), Centre of Financial and Monetary Research "Victor Slavescu", vol. 20(4), pages 54-68.
    • Handle: RePEc:vls:finstu:v:20:y:2016:i:4:p:54-68
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    Keywords

    government; elections; stability; political party;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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