Proceedings from the ECFIN Workshop "The budgetary implications of structural reforms" - Brussels, 2 December 2005



Appendix

Table A-1: Data definitions and sources

time series

description

source

NLGXQ

general government net primary lending
cyclically adjusted as % trend GDP

OECD Economic Outlook database

NLGXQA

general government net primary lending as %
GDP

OECD Economic Outlook database

DEBT

debt-GDP-level

OECD Economic Outlook database

YPGXQ

general government primary expenditure as %
GDP

OECD Economic Outlook database

YPGXQA

general government primary expenditure
cyclically adjusted as % trend GDP

OECD Economic Outlook database

SSPGQ

social security benefits paid by government as %
GDP

OECD Economic Outlook database

YRGTQ

general government total revenue as % GDP

OECD Economic Outlook database

YRGQA

general government total revenue cyclically
adjusted as % trend GDP

OECD Economic Outlook database

TYQ

total taxes as % GDP

OECD Economic Outlook database

TYQA

total taxes cyclically adjusted ad % trend GDP

OECD Economic Outlook database

GROWTH

real growth GDP

OECD Economic Outlook database

Growthfddv

real growth final domestic expenditure

OECD Economic Outlook database

outputgap

output gap

OECD Economic Outlook database

UNEMPLOYMENT

unemployment rate

OECD Economic Outlook database

CCONFST

consumer confidence, standardized

EU Commission, national sources

SRATIO

household saving ratio

OECD Economic Outlook database

Growthcpv

real growth private consumption

OECD Economic Outlook database

Growthihv

real growth private residential investment

OECD Economic Outlook database

Busconfst

business confidence, standardized

EU Commission, national sources

Growthibv

real growth business investment

OECD Economic Outlook database

Weofinancial

index financial sector regulation from World
Economic Outlook 2004

Helbling et al. (2004)

weolabour

index labour market regulation from World
Economic Outlook 2004

Helbling et al. (2004)

Weoproduct

index product market regulation from World
Economic Outlook 2004

Helbling et al. (2004)

WEOTAX

index tax system distortions from World
Economic Outlook 2004

Helbling et al. (2004)

INFLATION

inflation, consumer prices

World Bank: World Development
Indicators

FDI

gross foreign direct investment in % GDP

World Bank: World Development
Indicators

ideology dummy: left

generated from chief executive’s party ideology
variable

Beck et al. (2001)

ideology dummy: centre

generated from chief executive’s party ideology
variable

Beck et al. (2001)

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