Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/28078 
Year of Publication: 
2007
Series/Report no.: 
Diskussionsbeiträge No. 2008/12
Publisher: 
Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Berlin
Abstract: 
This paper explores the factors behind the time path of real spending and revenue in the West German states from 1975 to 2004. The empirical approach stresses robustness and takes into account a large set of economic and political variables. Our results suggest that common economic factors and, to a smaller degree, state-specific economic developments are important determinants of state fiscal performance. In comparison, the influence of political factors is limited both in statistical and quantitative terms. Finally, there is evidence that addressing governance problems and ensuring flexibility in terms of fiscal strategy are important ingredients for any policy aimed at improving fiscal outcomes at the state level.
Subjects: 
German Länder
fiscal policy
public spending
public debt
extreme bounds analysis
governance.
JEL: 
D72
E62
H62
H63
ISBN: 
3938369833
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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