Research about factors that affect Lithuanian public expenditure and its structure

Straipsnyje pristatomas tyrimas apie ekonominius kintamuosius, kurie turi įtakos valstybės išlaidoms ir jų struktūrai Lietuvoje 2000-2012 metais. Tyrimo metu nagrinėtos ir vertintos priklausomybės tarp rekomenduotinų kintamųjų. Tyrimo metu apžvelgta valstybės valdžios išlaidų dinamika, struktūra ir jos pokyčiai. Tyrimas atliktas naudojantis palyginamąja, regresine ir koreliacine analizėmis. Galima pastebėti, kad šios srities tyrimų nėra daug, o esami tyrimai yra informacinio pobūdžio, gauti rezultatai gali būti pritaikyti tik išsivysčiusioms ekonomikoms arba regioninėms sąjungoms. Tyrimo metu pasirinkti veiksniai suskirstyti į tris grupes pagal jų stiprumo poveikį, taip pat nustatyti struktūriniai pokyčiai valstybės išlaidose.A stable and balanced economic growth becomes one of the main aims of each state, region or economic association. The policy of each country should be focused on or at least harmonized with aforementioned aim. To put it in other words, while implementing the fiscal and/or monetary policy, the government can promote or repress the implementation of this aim. When making or evaluating their economic and social decisions, state government or local authorities of cities follow their experience and general theories rather than specific-econometric models. Therefore, research and statistical-econometric consideration of factors, which influence public expenditure, is essential. It is necessary to determine how certain factors and/or their changes influence the dynamics of expenditure and their structural changes. Thus, the problem of factors with impact on public expenditure and its structure is relevant both theoretically and practically. The following scientific problem is raised in article: what factors influence the public expenditure and structure of public expenditure of the Republic of Lithuania. And what is the extent of impact of aforementioned factors. The aim of this research is to analyse impact of the factors to consumption in Lithuania during the period of 2000-2012. The subject of research – factors (variables) influencing the public expenditure. A comparative, correlation and regression analysis is employed in empirical research. The first section of this article analyzes a theoretical view towards factors, which influence public expenditure and its structure, presents the completed research and its results. The second part provides the methods of empirical research. The third part presents the obtained results of research and their interpretation. Finally, the last section summarizes the results of the research