Germany's debt brake: Pulling the EU out of its debt trap?

How high would be the opportunity costs of the introduction of a German-style debt brake in other EU member states? The following article calculates these and concludes that they would in many cases be politically unacceptable. The author proposes an alternative solution, a 'debt brake light'.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Hishow, Ognian N.
Published in:	Intereconomics. - Heidelberg : Springer, ISSN 1613-964X. - Vol. 46.2011, 6, p. 327-331
Publisher:	Heidelberg : Springer

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1007/s10272-011-0396-1 [DOI] 732720710 [GVK] hdl:10419/88883 [Handle]
Source:	EconStor

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