Title: Fiscal policy and economic growth: European Union experience

Authors: Soledad Castano Martinez, Yolanda Fernandez Jurado, Carlos Martinez De Ibarreta Zorita, Antonio Rua Vieites

Addresses: University of Castilla-La Mancha, Plaza de la Universidad, 1 Facultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales de Albacete, 02071 Albacete, Spain. ' Pontifica Comillas University, C/Alberto Aguilera 23, 28015 Madrid, Spain. ' Pontifica Comillas University, C/Alberto Aguilera 23, 28015 Madrid, Spain. ' Pontifica Comillas University, C/Alberto Aguilera 23, 28015 Madrid, Spain

Abstract: Traditionally, economists have been concerned over factors that improve economic growth, initially introducing physical capital and later human capital. We will consider a new factor, social capital. Also, we will introduce in this paper the effect of the fiscal policy on economic growth. In addition, we will analyse the effects that the use of fiscal policy has on economic growth. Concretely, we will study public capital, which if it introduces production factors, as well as physical capital, human capital and social capital, could influence economic growth. Finally, we will realise an econometric estimation to analyse the effects of these production factors on economic growth using data for European countries before amplification for the period 1982–2000.

Keywords: economic growth; fiscal policy; human capital; public capital; social capital; European Union; physical capital; production factors.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPP.2006.009801

International Journal of Public Policy, 2006 Vol.1 No.3, pp.244 - 257

Published online: 14 May 2006 *

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