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Christophe Rault and António Afonso |
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''Should we care for structural breaks when assessing fiscal sustainability?'' |
( 2007, Vol. 3 No.63 ) |
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We apply recent panel cointegration methods to a structural equation between government expenditure and revenue. Allowing for multiple endogenous breaks and after computing appropriate bootstrap critical values, we conclude for fiscal sustainability in the overall EU15 panel.We apply recent panel cointegration methods to a structural equation between government expenditure and revenue. Allowing for multiple endogenous breaks and after computing appropriate bootstrap critical values, we conclude for fiscal sustainability in the overall EU15 panel. |
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JEL: C2 - Single Equation Models; Single Variables: General C6 - Mathematical Methods and Programming: General |
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Manuscript Received : Nov 30 2007 | | Manuscript Accepted : Nov 30 2007 |
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