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EMU and fiscal discipline : the end of the depreciation threat

Heinemann, Friedrich - 1998

Are the characteristics of the exchange rate regime relevant for the degree of fiscal discipline? What are the conclusions for fiscal behavior in Europe after the transition to EMU? These are the central questions that are analyzed in this paper from a theoretical point of view. After a general...

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Sustainability of national debt in Europe

Heinemann, Friedrich - In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 28 (1993) 2, pp. 61-68

There are at least two reasons why sustainability of public debt is an issue of increasing importance. First, public choice considerations show the danger of excessive use of deficit finance in a democracy. Second, the conditions of a European Monetary Union imply further incentives for deficit...

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Europäische Investitionsbank - subsidiärer Finanzintermediär oder Umverteilungsinstrument?

Heinemann, Friedrich - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 73 (1993) 2, pp. 98-103

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Die Europäische Investitionsbank : subsidiärer Finanzintermediär oder Umverteilungsinstrument?

Heinemann, Friedrich - 1992

Die Europäische Investitionsbank (EIB) mobilisiert in quantitativ bedeutendem Ausmaß Finanzmittel für EG-Politikfelder außerhalb des EG-Haushalts. Die von der Bonität des Schuldners abhängige implizite Zinssubvention ist wohlfahrtstheoretisch nicht zu rechtfertigen. Es ist zu vermuten,...

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Verschuldungsanreize in der Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion

Heinemann, Friedrich - 1994

Die Bestimmungen zur europäischen Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion (WWU) im Unionsvertrag haben die Anreize für öffentliche Verschuldung verändert. Die Analyse zeigt, daß trotz der Bemühungen, die nationale Eigenverantwortlichkeit zu bewahren, nicht mit einer effektiven Disziplinierung...

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Sustainability of national debt in Europe : why it matters in the EMU and how it is assessed

Heinemann, Friedrich - 1992

There are at least two reasons why sustainability of public debt is an issue of increasing importance. First, public choice considerations show the danger of an excessive use of deficit finance in a democracy. Second, the conditions of a European Monetary Union (EMU) imply further incentives for...

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Reforming the financing of the European Union : a proposal

Fuest, Clemens; Heinemann, Friedrich; Ungerer, Martin - 2015

In this paper we propose a reform of the EU financing system. The two most important elements of our proposal are i) to … make the contribution of taxpayers to the EU budget more visible by showing an EU VAT share on receipts and ii) to increase … the power of the European Parliament in the determination of the structure of EU expenditures by limiting the multiannual …

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A viable insolvency procedure for sovereigns (VIPS) in the euro area

Fuest, Clemens; Heinemann, Friedrich; Schröder, Christoph - 2014

A mechanism to restructure the debt of an insolvent euro country is a missing element in the emerging institutional architecture of the euro area. The introduction of an insolvency procedure for sovereigns faces a dilemma: In the foreseeable future, its introduction would risk pushing Europe...

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Sovereign risk premia : the link between fiscal rules and stability culture ; conference paper

Heinemann, Friedrich; Osterloh, Steffen; Kalb, Alexander - 2013

There is a growing empirical literature studying whether fiscal rules reduce borrowing costs. Nevertheless, it remains an open question whether these rules are effective genuinely or just because they mirror fiscal preferences of politicians and voters. In our analysis of European bond spreads,...

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The political cconomy of corporate tax harmonization : why do European politicians (dis)like minimum tax rates?

Osterloh, Steffen (contributor); … - 2008

Setting minimum tax rates is a well discussed way of mitigating pressure from tax competition. This paper investigates which motives shape the support for a minimum corporate tax among politicians. We make use of a unique data base: a survey among members of the European parliament. Our results...

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