Sector público Argentino 2004-2015: análisis cuantitativo.

Abstract

Argentine public sector 2004 – 2015: quantitative analysis this works aims to quatitatively analyze the evolution of the argentine public sector throughout the 2004 – 2015 period through the construction of a number of indicators. this type of analysis becomes relevant as the magnitude of this sector generates effects on the allocation of economic resources, and its quantifying allows a comparison through time and between countries. theoretical aspects of the relationship between state and society are looked into, as well as different conceptions about the state’s intervention on the economy. in a second instance, the methodology for the estimation of the size of the public sector is analyzed, and the empirical evidence – based on data from the national Ministry of public treasury and Finance and the national institute for statistics and censuses – is presented. different indexes quantify the expansion of the argentine public sector during the 2004 – 2015 period together with a deterioration of its fiscal sustainability. lastly and in relation to the obtained results the theories about the causes of the expansion in size of states are considered, together with its relation to economic growth and public finances.