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Evaluación de la deuda pública local en España

Evaluation of local government debt in Spain

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Pages 251-285 | Received 18 Sep 2009, Accepted 01 Aug 2010, Published online: 15 Jan 2014
 

RESUMEN

En los últimos años se ha incrementado el interés por estudiar aspectos relacionados con la deuda pública. En este contexto, el presente trabajo pretende analizar las variables que mejor explican el endeudamiento en uno de los niveles en que se divide el sector público en España: el sector local. Para ello, empleamos una muestra formada por todos los ayuntamientos españoles que tienen más de 1.000 habitantes en el año 2008 (3.253), aplicando mínimos cuadrados en dos etapas. La principal conclusión a la que se ha llegado es que las variables que explican el endeudamiento municipal son heterogéneas. Por una parte, las variables de tipo socioeconómico (población, porcentaje de inmigrantes, nivel económico, transferencias e impuestos) afectan positivamente al nivel de deuda per cápita. Por otra parte, variables de tipo político, tales como la fortaleza política, nos indican que los gobiernos más débiles son los que tienen un menor nivel de deuda per cápita.

ABSTRACT

During the last few years, there has been increased interest in the researching of Public Sector debt. In this context, this paper hopes to analyze the factors that affect the indebtedness of one of the levels of the Public Sector in Spain: the Local Sector. With this aim, we have obtained a sample of all Spanish municipalities that have more than 1,000 inhabitants in 2008 (3,253 municipalities) by applying econometrics of least squares regressions in two stages. The main conclusion obtained is that the variables that explain the level of municipal debt are heterogeneous. On the one hand, socioeconomic variables (population, percentage of immigrants, income, transfers and taxes) affect positively the level of debt per capita. On the other hand, political variables, such as political strength, suggest that weaker governments are those with a lower level of debt per capita.

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