Sökning: "fiscal consolidation"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 uppsatser innehållade orden fiscal consolidation.
1. The dynamic effects of fiscal consolidations on income distribution: evidence for Spain over 1980-2020
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenSammanfattning : Based on the Spain’s annual and quarterly time series from 1980 to 2020, this paper presents the first case study on the dynamic effects of fiscal consolidation episodes on income distribution and the mechanisms driving the specific dynamics of the distribution. By estimating impulse response functions via Local Projections by Jordà (2005), I find supportive evidence of the increase in income inequality in the aftermath of consolidation episodes. LÄS MER
2. AUSTERITY AND THE SWEDISH POLITICAL ECONOMY: A Case Study on the Rise of the Swedish Consolidation State
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierSammanfattning : Following the 1990-1994 crisis, the Swedish government embarked on an ambitious austerity programme that transformed the Swedish polity beyond recognition. This has given rise to a ‘consolidation state’ that operates based on a strict austerity regime combined with a sacrosanct commitment to attain budget surpluses and never default on its creditors. LÄS MER
3. Om offentlig konsumtion och växelkurs -ett finanspolitiskt samarbete?
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenSammanfattning : This paper examines if the simultaneous fiscal consolidations of the United Kingdom and Greece after 2010 are related to each individual country’s successive development in economic growth. By using data mainly from the countries’ own national statistical institutions two hypotheses argue that each country’s development in economic growth is due to an exogenous shift of a thought IS-curve, either due to the change in government consumption, the real exchange rate or a combination of both. LÄS MER
4. Convergent or Unresponsive? : The effect of austerity and mainstream party positioning on the electoral success of left-wing populist parties in Western Europe
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : While several populist parties with ties to the left side of the ideological scale have become more prominent in the electoral arenas across Western Europe, the literature on populism still has a disproportionate focus on the right. To enhance the existing research on explanatory factors to the electoral fortunes of left-wing populist parties, this study tests two competing theories using multivariate regression analysis. LÄS MER
5. Preaching to the choir? A Comparison of Fiscal Forecasts by Governments, Fiscal Policy Councils and the European Commission in the European Semester Framework
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenSammanfattning : The high debt levels experienced in European Countries have lead to academic interest in the deficit bias - the tendency for governments to run budget deficits and accumulate debt. In part one of this thesis a survey of the economic literature on the origins and solutions to the deficit bias are conducted. LÄS MER
