This paper develops a medium-scale dynamic, stochastic, general equilibrium (DSGE) model for fiscal policy simulations. Relative to existing models of this type, our model incorporates two important features. First, we consider a two-country monetary union structure, which makes it well suited...

What are the output responses to fiscal policy? Despite important advances reported in the literature, quantifying the size of the fiscal multiplier remains a challenge. Indeed, the quest to estimate a unique fiscal multiplier is probably an ill-posed one. The magnitude of the multiplier may...

The sovereign debt crisis in the euro area has raised interest in early warning indicators, aimed at signalling the build-up of fiscal stress in advance and helping prevent crises by means of a timely counteraction of fiscal and macroeconomic policies. This paper presents possible improvements...

In this article, our target is to analyze the effects of fiscal policy on GDP in Romania, using a model based on an unrestricted Vector Autoregression Model (VAR). We used in our research the quarterly data taken from the National Statistics Institute reports and Eurostat. The main independent...

The Stipulations of Treaty of Maastricht concerning the Monetary and Economic Union offer a new dimension to the politics of general taxation, by strict limitation of the governments’ possibility on financing the public outgoings by loans. The Accord for Steadiness and Development foresees...

Severely affected by the crisis, considered as the deepest one since the Great Depression between 1929-1933, the European Union’s economy has recorded the sharpest decline in its history starting with the end of 2007. In response to this downturn, interventions included implementing the...

Worldwide, over time, the years of economic crisis were defined by significant increases in the levels of budget deficits. Discussions on sizing budget deficits, financing, especially the volume of public debt became more intense, both politically and academically. The impact of budget deficit...

The goal of this paper is to discuss the joint analyses of fiscal, income and monetary policy in modifying aggregate spending. The paper is focused on the specific characteristics of aggregate demand depending on phases of economic cycle. Through this paper I also intend to emphasize that the...

The increase of the production factors’ mobility, given the facts of the economic and financial globalization, brought again into focus the attractiveness of different states at the world level. This study is focused on the analysis of conceptual term of fiscal competition, from traditional...

The financial crisis of 2007-2008 has brought to light the liquidity problem of the financial system. Trying to solve this challenge, the members of the European Monetary Union were confronted with the sovereign debt crisis, which exacerbated the gravity of the initial situation. This paper...