Impact of government spending shocks in the Visegrad countries, 1999Q1-2019Q4

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Hauptverfasser: Bartha, Zoltan, Matarrese, Marco M.
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author Bartha, Zoltan
Matarrese, Marco M.
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Matarrese, Marco M.
contents This study investigates the impact of a fiscal policy spending shock on the economy of the Visegrad 4 countries. The impact is estimated with an SVAR model, and the calculations are based on 84 quarterly observations (1999Q1-2019Q4). The results suggest that fiscal expansion has a larger than usual impact in the V4 countries (except for Slovakia): the estimated long-term (5-year) cumulative spending multipliers are 0.81 for Czechia, 1.14 for Hungary, and 1.76 for Poland (the Slovakian multiplier has a value of -0.18, but it is not significant). The discussion section also connects higher spending multipliers with a higher share of VAT revenues, a higher debt ratio, higher foreign debt, and lower openness.
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spellingShingle Impact of government spending shocks in the Visegrad countries, 1999Q1-2019Q4
Bartha, Zoltan
Matarrese, Marco M.
General Economics
Economics
This study investigates the impact of a fiscal policy spending shock on the economy of the Visegrad 4 countries. The impact is estimated with an SVAR model, and the calculations are based on 84 quarterly observations (1999Q1-2019Q4). The results suggest that fiscal expansion has a larger than usual impact in the V4 countries (except for Slovakia): the estimated long-term (5-year) cumulative spending multipliers are 0.81 for Czechia, 1.14 for Hungary, and 1.76 for Poland (the Slovakian multiplier has a value of -0.18, but it is not significant). The discussion section also connects higher spending multipliers with a higher share of VAT revenues, a higher debt ratio, higher foreign debt, and lower openness.
title Impact of government spending shocks in the Visegrad countries, 1999Q1-2019Q4
topic General Economics
Economics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.21397