Evaluation of macroeconomic outcomes and the seven-year membership in the European Union

The paper evaluates the Croatia’s seven-year membership in the European Union based on selected macroeconomic indicators by using a methodological approach, counterfactual analysis, and a synthetic control method. The results showed that the effect of the accession stimulated the economic growth and...

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Main Author: Ivana Rukavina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Public Finance 2022-03-01
Series:Public Sector Economics
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Online Access: http://www.pse-journal.hr/upload/files/pse/2022/1/rukavina.pdf
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description The paper evaluates the Croatia’s seven-year membership in the European Union based on selected macroeconomic indicators by using a methodological approach, counterfactual analysis, and a synthetic control method. The results showed that the effect of the accession stimulated the economic growth and components of aggregate demand, income, savings and sectoral productivity. Also, strong disturbances with the onset of the crisis in 2009 were detected, the effects of which ultimately had a negative consequence in terms of more successful economic integration. Accession to the EU halted the decline in macroeconomic indicators and began a mild, but still insufficient recovery. The research confirms a strong trend of export development after 2013, a strong turn and increase in savings, a strong and significant decline in the value added of the agriculture sector as well as not recovered consumption. Also, the positive effect in the reduction of government expenditures is expressed.
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spelling doaj.art-e72f802f80944ff89c317c1c1ba466d52022-12-21T18:35:38ZengInstitute of Public FinancePublic Sector Economics2459-88602022-03-0146114210.3326/pse.46.1.18408Evaluation of macroeconomic outcomes and the seven-year membership in the European UnionIvana Rukavina0 Independent researcher The paper evaluates the Croatia’s seven-year membership in the European Union based on selected macroeconomic indicators by using a methodological approach, counterfactual analysis, and a synthetic control method. The results showed that the effect of the accession stimulated the economic growth and components of aggregate demand, income, savings and sectoral productivity. Also, strong disturbances with the onset of the crisis in 2009 were detected, the effects of which ultimately had a negative consequence in terms of more successful economic integration. Accession to the EU halted the decline in macroeconomic indicators and began a mild, but still insufficient recovery. The research confirms a strong trend of export development after 2013, a strong turn and increase in savings, a strong and significant decline in the value added of the agriculture sector as well as not recovered consumption. Also, the positive effect in the reduction of government expenditures is expressed. http://www.pse-journal.hr/upload/files/pse/2022/1/rukavina.pdf european union; integration; croatia; macroeconomics; synthetic control method
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Evaluation of macroeconomic outcomes and the seven-year membership in the European Union
Public Sector Economics
european union; integration; croatia; macroeconomics; synthetic control method
title Evaluation of macroeconomic outcomes and the seven-year membership in the European Union
title_full Evaluation of macroeconomic outcomes and the seven-year membership in the European Union
title_fullStr Evaluation of macroeconomic outcomes and the seven-year membership in the European Union
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of macroeconomic outcomes and the seven-year membership in the European Union
title_short Evaluation of macroeconomic outcomes and the seven-year membership in the European Union
title_sort evaluation of macroeconomic outcomes and the seven year membership in the european union
topic european union; integration; croatia; macroeconomics; synthetic control method
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