Growth and Fiscal Policy: A Positive Theory

We study the tax-spend nexus for Russian regional budgets. Causal relationship running from taxing to spending is found, thus supporting the concept “tax and spend” suggested by M. Friedman. Next, elasticity of expenditure by revenue is estimated for a panel of 80 regional budgets basing on data for 2000—2017. Estimates are in the range of 0.72 to 0.78 (depending on the econometric technique), which exceeds elasticity for the federal budget more than twice. This evidences that fiscal policy at the sub-federal (as distinct from the federal) level has clear pro-cyclical nature. Besides, the largest sensitivity of expenditure to revenue shocks is found for the item “national economy”, implying marked adverse implications for economic growth. We suggest to mitigate this effect by modifying fiscal rules for sub-federal budgets. They are currently aimed primarily at enhancing fiscal discipline, with less emphasis on countercyclical policy, insulating economy from fiscal shocks.

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On the formation of a New Paradigm of fiscal Policy

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2013-6-152-158 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 152-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

V. Senchagov

Keyword(s):

Public Finance ◽

Fiscal Policy ◽

Financial Crisis ◽

Global Financial Crisis ◽

Domestic Demand ◽

Real Economy ◽

New Paradigm ◽

Monetary Aggregate ◽

The Past ◽

The Global Financial Crisis

Due to Russia’s exit from the global financial crisis, the fiscal policy of withdrawing windfall spending has exhausted its potential. It is important to refocus public finance to the real economy and the expansion of domestic demand. For this goal there is sufficient, but not realized financial potential. The increase in fiscal spending in these areas is unlikely to lead to higher inflation, given its actual trend in the past decade relative to M2 monetary aggregate, but will directly affect the investment component of many underdeveloped sectors, as well as the volume of domestic production and consumer demand.

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Global Financial Crisis and Its Impact on Russia

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2009-1-9-27 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 9-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

A. Kudrin

Keyword(s):

Monetary Policy ◽

Fiscal Policy ◽

Financial Crisis ◽

Central Bank ◽

Global Financial Crisis ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Real Economy ◽

Energy Prices ◽

Russian Government ◽

The Real

The article examines the causes of origin and manifestation of the current global financial crisis and the policies adopted in developed countries in 2007—2008 to deal with it. It considers the effects of the financial crisis on Russia’s economy and monetary policy of the Central Bank in the current conditions as well as the main guidelines for the fiscal policy under different energy prices. The measures for fighting the crisis that the Russian government and the Central Bank use to support the real economy are described.

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Discretionary fiscal policy in the Euro area: Past, present and future

ECONOMIA PUBBLICA ◽

10.3280/ep2020-001002 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 55-85

Author(s):

Francesco Caprioli ◽

Marzia Romanelli ◽

Pietro Tommasino

Keyword(s):

Fiscal Policy ◽

Euro Area ◽

Discretionary Fiscal Policy

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Evaluation of Fiscal Policy Effect of China’s Photovoltaic Industry

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2018-123 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 111-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gang AN ◽

Hang WANG

Keyword(s):

Fiscal Policy ◽

Research And Development ◽

Operating Performance ◽

Fiscal Policies ◽

Micro Data ◽

Policy Effect ◽

Policy Suggestions ◽

Asset Size ◽

The Empirical Analysis

To explore the role of fiscal policies in promoting the development of photovoltaic industry, the effects of financial subsidies on the development of China’s photovoltaic industry were analyzed by using the micro data of listed companies. The empirical analysis results in this study indicate that the fiscal policies represented by financial subsidies play a remarkable positive impetus function and financial subsidies are positively correlated with the operating performance of Photovoltaic enterprises. With larger the asset size and higher the Research and Development (R&D) investments, the operating performance of Photovoltaic enterprises is the better. Based on the above results, this study puts forward some policy suggestions on optimizing fiscal policy tools and further promoting the development of photovoltaic industry.

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DAMPAK KEBIJAKAN FISKAL TERHADAP KINERJA SEKTOR PERTANIAN DI SULAWESI TENGGARA

Jurnal Sosio Agribisnis ◽

10.33772/jsa.v1i1.1826 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

La Ode Jabuddin ◽

Ayub M Padangaran ◽

Azhar Bafadal Bafadal

Keyword(s):

Fiscal Policy ◽

Interest Rates ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Simultaneous Equations ◽

Poor People ◽

Land Area ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Historical Simulation ◽

The Impact ◽

Direct Expenditure

This study aims to: (1) Knowing the dynamics of fiscal policy and the performance of the agricultural sector, (2) Analyze the factors that influence fiscal policy and the performance of the agricultural sector, and (3) Analyzing the impact of fiscal policy on the performance of the agricultural sector. The data used in this study were pooled 2005-2013 data in the aggregate. Econometric model the impact of fiscal policy on the performance of the agricultural sector is built in the form of simultaneous equations, consisting of 7 equations with 25 total variables in the model, 7 endogenous variables, 12 exogenous variables, and 6 variables lag. The model is estimated by 2SLS method SYSLIN procedures and historical simulation with SIMNLIN procedure.The results showed that: (1) The development of fiscal policy in Southeast Sulawesi from year to year tends to increase, (2) The performance of the agricultural sector from the aspect of GDP has decreased, from the aspect of labor is still consistent, in terms of investment to grow positively, and assign roles which means to decrease the number of poor people, (3) factors affecting fiscal policy is local revenues, equalization funds, other revenues, as well as the lag fiscal policy, (4) the factors that affect the performance of the agricultural sector from the aspect GDP is labor, direct expenditure and GDP lag; from the aspect of labor is the total labor force, investment, land area, direct expenditure, as well as the lag of labor; from the aspect of investment is influenced by GDP per capita, land area, interest rates and investment lag; as well as from the aspect of poor people, are affected by population, investments, direct expenditure and poverty lag, (5). Fiscal policy impact on the agricultural sector GDP increase, a decrease in the number of poor, declining agricultural laborers, and a decrease in the amount of investment in the agricultural sector.Keywords: Fiscal policy, the performance of the agricultural sector, the simultaneous equations

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Book Reviews

Acta Oeconomica ◽

10.1556/aoecon.56.2006.4.5 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 56 (4) ◽

pp. 455-468

Author(s):

Zoltán Ádám ◽

László Csaba ◽

András Bakács ◽

Zoltán Pogátsa

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Fiscal Policy ◽

Monetary Union ◽

Economic And Monetary Union ◽

European Studies ◽

Eu Accession ◽

East European ◽

The World ◽

The Government

István Csillag - Péter Mihályi: Kettős kötés: A stabilizáció és a reformok 18 hónapja [Double Bandage: The 18 Months of Stabilisation and Reforms] (Budapest: Globális Tudás Alapítvány, 2006, 144 pp.) Reviewed by Zoltán Ádám; Marco Buti - Daniele Franco: Fiscal Policy in Economic and Monetary Union. Theory, Evidence and Institutions (Cheltenham/UK - Northampton/MA/USA: Edward Elgar Publishing Co., 2005, 320 pp.) Reviewed by László Csaba; Piotr Jaworski - Tomasz Mickiewicz (eds): Polish EU Accession in Comparative Perspective: Macroeconomics, Finance and the Government (School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College of London, 2006, 171 pp.) Reviewed by András Bakács; Is FDI Based R&D Really Growing in Developing Countries? The World Investment Report 2005. Reviewed by Zoltán Pogátsa

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