CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2010
| Author | Pataky, Lukas |
|---|---|
| Title | Has the Difference between Left and Right Vanished in the EU? Fiscal Policy Analyses of the EU Member Countries |
| Summary | Different governments tend to have different budget deficits, what is an important macroeconomic indicator measuring the performance and health of the public finance. The deficits are the European Union's Stability and Growth Pact major point of concern, as too big deficits do increase the countries' debts and put additional constrain on the common currency, the Euro. This paper researches the impact of the political orientation of the government on the budget deficit and its development. In the quantitative research part, the regression models and the analysis of variance show the dependence on the governmental orientation, furthermore, the regional aspect plays a role in the development of the deficits. The empirical part analyzes Germany and Austria in two different periods, shows evidence for the vanishing, of the differences between the right and left. |
| Supervisor | Littvay, Levente |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2010/pataky_lukas.pdf |
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