Automatic Fiscal Stabilisers in Estonia
Automatic Fiscal Stabilisers in Estonia

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the functioning of automatic fiscal stabilisers in Estonia. The aim of the research is to evaluate government budget sensitivity to economic fluctuations and thereby assess the importance of automatic fiscal stabilisers in Estonia. Specifically we are interested in whether the functioning of automatic fiscal stabilisers might under certain circumstances create difficulties for the fulfilment of the Maastricht deficit criterion according to which the public deficit is not allowed to exceed 3% of GDP.

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