Analiza učinkovitosti fiskalne politike u Hrvatskoj i Sloveniji

master's thesis

• Title (english): Analysis of fiscal policy efficiency in Croatia and Slovenia
• Author: Valentina Krivec
• Mentor: Maja Mihelja Žaja (mentor)
• Committee member: Hrvoje Šimović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Nika Šimurina (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Economics and Business; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2015-09-29, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics

Abstract

Kreatori ekonomskih politika već se godinama bore s makroekonomskim neravnotežama i pokušavaju ublažiti gospodarsku krizu koja ja od 2009. godine zahvatila gotovo sve zemlje u Europi. Fiskalna politika se pritom javlja kao glavna politika koja ima određene mogućnosti stabilizacijskog djelovanja unutar ekonomske politike neke zemlje. Tijekom posljednjih nekoliko godina fiskalne sustave karakterizira snažno povećanje proračunskih manjkova i ubrzani rast javnog duga. Dolazi do potrebe uvođenja određenih mjera kako bi se riješio problem neodrživosti fiskalne politike koji potencijalno narušava makroekonomsku stabilnost. Fiskalna politika jasno formuliranom strukturnom politikom može najbolje utjecati na izgradnju strukture gospodarstva i njezinu konkurentnost. Stoga se u radu analizira može li i na koji način fiskalna politika stimulirati gospodarsku aktivnost i izvući dotičnu zemlju iz krize. Uzimajući to u obzir, prikazana su stanja proračuna u dvije međusobno usporedive zemlje, Hrvatskoj i Sloveniji u razdoblju od 2005. do 2014. godine, koje dijele zajedničku povijest, a u novije vrijeme prolaze kroz slične makroekonomske probleme. Analizirane su aktivnosti poduzete od strane kreatora fiskalne politike i njihova učinkovitost u postizanju ciljeva. Također, predstavljeni su izazovi kojima se fiskalne politike promatranih zemalja suočavaju i njihove buduće smjernice kretanja.

Abstract (english)

Developers of economic policies have been fighting for years with macroeconomic imbalances and have been trying to alleviate the economic crisis, which has affected almost all countries in Europe since 2009. Fiscal policy can thereby emerge as a major policy that has certain possibilities of stabilization of activity within the economic policy of a country. In recent years, fiscal systems are characterized by strong increase in budget deficits and accelerated growth of public debt. There is a need to introduce specific measures to address the problem of unsustainable fiscal policies that potentially undermines macroeconomic stability. If fiscal policy has clearly formulated structural policies it can affect the construction of the economy and its competitiveness in the best way. Therefore, the paper analyzes whether fiscal policy can stimulate economic activity and how can it draw the country out of crisis. Taking this into account, the work presents the state budget in two mutually comparable countries, Croatia and Slovenia in the period from 2005 to 2014, that share a common history, and have recently experienced similar macroeconomic problems. It also analyzes the changes undertaken by the makers of fiscal policy and their effectiveness in achieving their goals, presents challenges that fiscal policy of the observed countries face and their future directions of economic movement.

• Keywords: fiskalna politika; gospodarski rast; javni prihodi; javni rashodi; deficit opće države; javni dug
• Keywords (english): fiscal policy; economic growth; public revenues; public expenditure; general government deficit; public debt
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:148:498149
• Study programme: Title: Business Economics; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra ekonomije (magistar/magistra ekonomije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2016-11-16 18:41:20