-based spending policies could have led to much safer fiscal positions much more in line with the EU’s Stability and Growth Pact rules. …

-based spending policies could have led to much safer fiscal positions much more in line with the EU's Stability and Growth Pact rules …

Regarding a prospective reform of the European Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) it seems rather consensual that a … growth rule as single operational indicator linked to a debt anchor. Compared to the status quo, our analysis suggests that … expenditure growth targets which take account of the ECB's symmetric 2% inflation target can improve the cyclical properties of …

Regarding a prospective reform of the European Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) it seems rather consensual that a … growth rule as single operational indicator linked to a debt anchor. Compared to the status quo, our analysis suggests that … expenditure growth targets which take account of the ECB’s symmetric 2% inflation target can improve the cyclical properties of …

This paper investigates the relationship between the size of an unfunded public pension system and economic growth in … argument of parental utility. Unfunded public pensions can promote growth when families face liquidity constraints preventing … there is no case for unfunded public pensions in economies where bequests are operative. By contrast, there exists a growth …