Convergence of public expenditures and implementation of a single model of public finances in the European Union

The paper analyses whether the composition of public spending is converging in the European Union. The novelty of the paper lies in the use of different techniques from traditional beta and sigma convergences, of the economic and functional classifications of public spending, and of two measures of...

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Autores: Ferreiro Aparicio, Jesús, Carrasco Sánchez, Carlos Alberto, Gómez Vega, María del Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/9233
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/9233
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:European Union
Composition of public expenditures
Convergence
Public finances
Fiscal policy
Unión Europea
Composición del gasto público
Covergencia
Economía pública
Política fiscal
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Sumario:The paper analyses whether the composition of public spending is converging in the European Union. The novelty of the paper lies in the use of different techniques from traditional beta and sigma convergences, of the economic and functional classifications of public spending, and of two measures of the size of public expenditure: as a share of GDP and as a share of total public expenditures. The tests do not detect a convergence of the composition of public expenditures, mainly when the composition of public expenditures is measured as a share of total public expenditures.