The State and the Economy – Theoretical Aspects and Empirical Evidence for the EU

This paper aims to analyze the determinants of state intervention upon the social and economic life, and to grasp their implications in terms of public policy. The study starts with an over time update of the main theoretical contributions. Some indicators that quantify the extent of state intervention throughout public revenues are analyzed on the EU member countries’ sample. Empirical analysis is aimed to establish the relevance held by the main determinants of state intervention in budgetary revenues for the EU countries (1995-2007). Perspectives on state interference during the actual crisis are drawn from the significant determinants of the interference policy

Some Insights of Value-Added Tax Gap

This paper analyzes the Total Value-Added Tax Gap and its components for the Member States of the European Union: the Policy VAT Gap (which reflects VAT revenue losses due to the application of tax exemptions and reduced VAT rates) and the Compliance VAT Gap (that refers to losses in VAT receipts arising from tax evasion, insolvency and bankruptcy)

Determinants of State Intervention: Evidence for the EU

<p>The purpose of the paper is to analyze the determinants of State intervention upon the social and economic life, and to grasp their implications in terms of public policy. The problem of State interventionism is a current one, and over time it has been under the influence of certain factors such as interstate differences, economic and social crises, political governance of the country, regional policy and globalization. The challenges that the current economic crisis brings in terms of State interventionism, are also presented. Some indicators that quantify the extent of State intervention through public expenditures are analyzed for the EU member countries (1995- 2010) in order to capture the general trends in their evolution and the peculiarities of their structure. The empirical analysis, based on a panel econometric model, aims to establish the relevance held by the main determinants for the degree of State intervention in budgetary expenditure, for the EU countries. The possibilities for an increasing State interference during the crisis, related with the withdrawal of the State once the crisis would be overcome, are valued with reference to the significant determinants of the interference policy derived from empirical analysis.</p

The State and the Economy – Theoretical Aspects and Empirical Evidence for the EU

This paper aims to analyze the determinants of state intervention upon the social and economic life, and to grasp their implications in terms of public policy. The study starts with an over time update of the main theoretical contributions. Some indicators that quantify the extent of state intervention throughout public revenues are analyzed on the EU member countries’ sample. Empirical analysis is aimed to establish the relevance held by the main determinants of state intervention in budgetary revenues for the EU countries (1995-2007). Perspectives on state interference during the actual crisis are drawn from the significant determinants of the interference policy.state interventionism; public revenues; EU; economic crisis; panel econometrics.