Arbeitspapier

Do Eurozone Countries Cheat with their Budget Deficit Forecasts?

We estimate the political economy determinants of budget deficit forecast errors. Since the adoption of the Stability Pact, Eurozone governments have manipulated forecasts before elections. The political orientation and the institutional design of governments also affects the quality of forecasts.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: DIW Discussion Papers ; No. 508

Classification
Wirtschaft
Fiscal Policy
Forecasting Models; Simulation Methods
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
International Fiscal Issues; International Public Goods
National Deficit; Surplus
Subject
fiscal policy
budget deficit
forecast error
electoral cycles
Haushaltsdefizit
Prognose
Staatliche Information
Politischer Konjunkturzyklus
EU-Stabilitätspakt
Deutschland

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Brück, Tilman
Stephan, Andreas
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
(where)
Berlin
(when)
2005

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Brück, Tilman
  • Stephan, Andreas
  • Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Time of origin

  • 2005

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