Forecasting fiscal variables in selected European economies using least absolute deviation method (CROSBI ID 246998)
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Mihelja Žaja, Maja ; Sović Kržić, Ana ; Habek, David
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Forecasting fiscal variables in selected European economies using least absolute deviation method
Actual economic crisis initiated numerous debates on fiscal policy of the European Union (EU) and unrealistic con- vergence demands placed upon the Member States, where the emphasis is on fiscal criteria: The budget deficit should not exceed 3% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the public debt must be less than 60% of GDP. The aim of this article is to analyze the impact of the crisis on fiscal variables in selected European countries and to examine the efficacy of conducted reforms through comparing forecasted values, obtained by the least absolute deviation method, with actual values. Analyzed countries are Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain, and the Republic of Croatia, the EU countries that were the most exposed to the impact of the crisis and have problems with economic instability. Values were forecasted on the quarter basis for the period 2015 and 2016 using data from 2000 until 2014, and the results show that the proposed method is useful in predicting under unchanged conditions. This leads to the conclusion that analyzed countries did not carry out all the necessary reforms.
Fiscal policy, reforms, European Union, budget deficit, public debt, least absolute deviation, L1 norm
Special Collection: Modelling and Analysis of the Knowledge Society in Times of Crisis.
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Podaci o izdanju
10
2018.
1-19
objavljeno
1847-9790
10.1177/1847979017751485
Trošak objave rada u otvorenom pristupu
Povezanost rada
Matematika, Ekonomija