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The budget dispute between Italy and the European Commission in 2018 gave new impetus for the debate about the reliability of output gap estimation methods and their use for calculating structural budget balances. In this paper we review the main properties of the mainstream approaches and...
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The budget dispute between Italy and the European Commission in 2018 gave new impetus for the debate about the reliability of output gap estimation methods and their use for calculating structural budget balances. In this paper we review the main properties of the mainstream approaches and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012438332
Since the breakdown of the Bretton Woods System diverging current account positions in Europe have prevailed. While the Southern and Western European countries have tended to run current account deficits, the current accounts of the Central and Northern European countries, in particular Germany,...
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Since the breakdown of the Bretton Woods System diverging current account positions in Europe have prevailed. While the Southern and Western European countries have tended to run current account deficits, the current accounts of the Central and Northern European countries, in particular Germany,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009702880
Die Geldpolitik der Europäischen Zentralbank steckt in der Klemme. Die konjunkturelle Entwicklung im Euroraum ist so unterschiedlich, dass eine weitere Senkung des einheitlichen Zinses nur wenigen Ländern gerecht werden würde. Der Beitrag diskutiert, ob die EZB im Rahmen ihrer...
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Die Geldpolitik der Europäischen Zentralbank steckt in der Klemme. Die konjunkturelle Entwicklung im Euroraum ist so unterschiedlich, dass eine weitere Senkung des einheitlichen Zinses nur wenigen Ländern gerecht werden würde. Der Beitrag diskutiert, ob die EZB im Rahmen ihrer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877388
This paper uses a New Keynesian DSGE model of a small open economy to compare how the effects of fiscal consolidation differ depending on whether monetary policy is constrained by currency union membership or by the zero lower bound on policy rates. We show that there are important differences...
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This paper uses a two country DSGE model to examine the effects of tax-based versus expenditure-based fiscal consolidation in a currency union. We find three key results. First, given limited scope for monetary accommodation, tax-based consolidation tends to have smaller adverse effects on...
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Seit der Finanzkrise hat Kroatien negative Wachstumsraten. Der Brain Drain hochqualifizierter Arbeitskräfte nimmt stetig zu. Die Wirtschaft hat schon seit längerer Zeit starke Einbußen ihrer Wettbewerbsfähigkeit erfahren. Kroatien rangiert diesbezüglich am Ende der Skala der EU-Mitglieder....
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