The effect of economic development on public debt: empirical evidence from romania, croatia and bulgaria

icts etc.) some similar countries, from economic development point of view, such Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia have encountered difficulties in managing macroeconomic indicators with a pronounced impact on the public debt. The study captures an economic overview of this three countries, for years 2009 - 2021, with a quarterly frequency, by finding appropriate measures for recovery and sustainable development in the medium and long term. As an analysis tool, V A R - Vector Autoregression Model analyzes the correlation between public debt and gross domestic product, continuing with those macroeconomic indicators which have an significant impact on public debt (gross domestic product, unemployment, investments, house price index).