FISCAL POLICY PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, CASES OF EU COUNTRIES

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asta Vasiliauskaite ◽  
Evaldas Stankevicius
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Policy Performance ◽  
National Competitiveness

scholarly journals Tax Performance Assessment in Scandinavian Countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-65
Author(s):  
Liliana Bunescu
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Tax Policy ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Policy Performance ◽  
Fiscal Performance ◽  
Systems Model ◽  
Analysis Instrument ◽  
General Aspects

Abstract The aim of this paper is to evaluate fiscal policy performance level in Nordic countries of Europe by quantifying the gap between their performance and an optimum benchmark value. In this study it was selected Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway. These countries occupy the first places in the ranking of countries with the highest rate of tax burden in Europe. The first part of paper contains general aspects of fiscal performance in international research and an overview of the Nordic tax systems model. The second part of paper focuses on evaluation of tax policy performance in these countries by using OptimTax scoring analysis. The research is based on a multivariate analysis instrument that uses quantitative data on various aspects of tax policy. OptimTax achieves a score for assessing the degree of optimization of fiscal policy. The results reveal high levels of tax performance in Scandinavian countries and a trend that seems to be more constant than ascending, except Norway.

scholarly journals Changes in the fiscal policy of EU states after the 2008 crisis

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Witold Wiliński
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Fiscal Policies ◽  
National Debt ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Fiscal Compact ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Debt Levels

Abstract The aim of this article is an extensive presentation of the fiscal policy conducted by the EU states in the years 2008–2015. The analysis concerns the legal regulations introduced at the EU level by the European Parliament and the Council, as well as the fiscal policies of governments of particular states. The first part of the article analyzes basic macroeconomic data in EU states concerning the level of debt, the level of gross domestic product (GDP) redistribution, and the level of economic growth in the analyzed period. The second part discusses the legal acts adopted by the European Parliament and the Council (the so-called ‘sixpack’ and the European Fiscal Compact), aimed at improving macroeconomic balance and ensuring supervision over the proper functioning of national finances. The third part analyzes the discretionary fiscal policies pursued in EU states. The main conclusions of this article are as follows: (i) EU countries recorded higher national debt levels and debt growth rates between 2008 and 2015 than most non-EU Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries; (ii) despite legal measures taken by the European Council and the European Commission in the form of the sixpack and the European Fiscal Compact, and despite discretionary fiscal measures such as in the form of the European Economic Recovery Plan, five EU countries (Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain) have experienced a steady increase in their national debt levels; and (iii) deep reforms in the composition and level of government expenditure are a prerequisite for reducing national debt levels and for achieving satisfactory economic growth in these countries.

Professionalization, Policy, Performance Assessment, and Privatization in Social Studies

2016 ◽  
pp. 89-117
Author(s):  
Theresa J. Gurl ◽  
Limarys Caraballo ◽  
Leslee Grey ◽  
John H. Gunn ◽  
David Gerwin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Policy Performance

scholarly journals Innovation and entrepreneurship for competitiveness in the EU: an empirical analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 425-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilia Herman
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
Means Testing ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Correlation And Regression Analysis ◽  
National Competitiveness ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Abstract The nexus of innovation, entrepreneurship and competiveness represents a real challenge for the European economy, and not only, taking into account the important role of these determinants of inclusive and sustainable development in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The aim of this article is to explore the relation between innovation, entrepreneurship and national competitiveness, at the EU level, in order to highlight how innovation and entrepreneurship can influence the level of competitiveness and inclusive development in these countries. The results of the comparative analysis based on means-testing using independent samples t-test, at EU level, show that there are significant differences between low-medium innovation performance countries group and high and very high innovation countries performance group in terms of competitiveness, innovative entrepreneurship, productive entrepreneurship and economic and inclusive development, fact which emphasizes the need to take specific actions to improve EU innovation performance, especially in the EU countries included in the low-medium innovation performance countries group for improving national competitiveness and implicitly increasing the level of development. The correlation and regression analysis results suggest that the high level of national competitiveness in some EU countries can be mainly explained by high level of innovation performance, high level of innovative and productive entrepreneurship. The findings of the study can be useful for policymakers to formulate policies for improving national competitiveness within an inclusive development.

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