Impact of fiscal policies on Western Balkan SMEs' growth : evidence from Kosovo

Jusufi, Gezim (author), Gashi-Sadiku, Fillorete (author)

This paper analyses the impact of fiscal policies on increasing the capacity of SMEs from the manufacturing sector in the Western Balkans, with particular emphasis on those in Kosovo. To achieve empirical results, the data obtained from the opinions of the 100 analysed SMEs were processed through logistic regression. The SPSS statistical software was also used for these statistics. Based on literature review and empirical results, it has been concluded that fiscal policies have an impact on Kosovo SMEs growth. Also in Kosovo and in other Western Balkan countries, fiscal policies and packages have been adopted to support SMEs and have had a significant effect on their activities. Despite the fact that under normal circumstances fiscal support for SMEs has been provided by the governments of these countries, in the near future there should be greater fiscal support to SMEs by means of fiscal incentives due to the devastating effects of the COVID 19 pandemic on each country's economy.

• Language: English
• Keywords: fiscal policies, Western Balkans, SMEs, capacity growth, logistic regression
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FU - Faculty of Administration
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2020
• Number of pages: Str. 135-164
• Numbering: Vol. 18, no. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-128650
• UDC: 35:336.2(497.115)
• ISSN on article: 2591-2240
• DOI: 10.17573/cepar.2020.2.07
• COBISS.SI-ID: 67517955

Note

Povzetek v slov. na koncu publikacije, str. 202.

• Publication date in RUL: 22.07.2021

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Central European public administration review
• Shortened title: CEPAR
• Publisher: Fakulteta za upravo
• ISSN: 2591-2240
• COBISS.SI-ID: 293849600

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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• Licensing start date: 22.10.2020

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Vpliv fiskalnih politik na rast MSP na Zahodnem Balkanu : primer Kosova

Abstract

Prispevek proučuje vpliv fiskalnih politik na krepitev zmogljivosti MSP proizvodnega sektorja na Zahodnem Balkanu, s posebnim poudarkom na podjetjih s Kosova. Za dosego empiričnih rezultatov so bili podatki, pridobljeni iz mnenj 100 analiziranih MSP, obdelani z metodo logistične regresije. Za njihovo obdelavo smo uporabili tudi statistični program SPSS. Na podlagi pregleda literature in empiričnih rezultatov je bilo ugotovljeno, da fiskalne politike vplivajo na rast MSP na Kosovu. Tako Kosovo kot druge države Zahodnega Balkana so sprejele fiskalne politike in svežnje ukrepov za podporo MSP, ki so pomembno vplivali na njihove dejavnosti. Čeprav v običajnih razmerah fiskalno podporo MSP zagotavljajo vlade teh držav, bi morala biti zaradi uničujočih učinkov pandemije covida-19 na gospodarstvo posameznih držav fiskalna podpora MSP v bližnji prihodnosti zagotovljena v obliki davčnih spodbud.

• Keywords: fiskalne politike, Zahodni Balkan, MSP, krepitev zmogljivosti, logistična regresija