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The case of the ECB : better to lean against the wind than to fight a hurricane
Drescher, Christian - In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 46 (2011) 4, pp. 197-204
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The case of the ECB : better to lean against the wind than to fight a hurricane
Drescher, Christian - In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 46 (2011) 4, pp. 197-204
than ever, the ECB is willing to dampen asset bubbles in the early stage of their formation. This article explains what the … ECB can learn from historical asset bubbles in EU eurozone member countries. The empirical analysis indicates that asset … bubbles in some member countries are mostly followed by asset bubbles in further member countries, which supports the ECB …
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A challenge for the G20 : global debt brakes and transnational fiscal supervisory councils
Dolls, Mathias; Peichl, Andreas; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 47 (2012) 1, pp. 31-38
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009490525
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Cutting wages and employment in the public sector : smarter fiscal consolidation strategies needed
Glassner, Vera; Watt, Andrew - In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 45 (2010) 4, pp. 212-219
This article provides an overview of the impact of public sector pay and employment cutbacks in EU countries and discusses their justifi cation as part of austerity packages. It begins with the outcomes in the countries first hit by the economic crisis before discussing the impact of the crisis...
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Fiscal policy and the recession : the case of Greece
Athanassiou, Ersi - In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 44 (2009) 6, pp. 364-372
This paper presents an analysis of the implications of Greece's intense and long-lasting fi scal and external imbalances for the potential efficacy of a discretionary fiscal policy response to the current recession. It argues that, given recent developments in interest rate spreads and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009626606
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Debt developments and fiscal adjustment in the EU
Cafiso, Gianluca - In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 47 (2012) 1, pp. 61-72
Since the financial crisis in 2008-09, concern over the sustainability of some EU countries’ sovereign debt has continued to mount higher and higher. This paper explores the ways in which the financial crisis caused the deterioration of European debt-to-GDP ratios, examines which countries are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009686812
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A challenge for the G20 : global debt brakes and transnational fiscal supervisory councils
Dols, Matthias; Peichl, Andreas; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 47 (2012) 1, pp. 31-38
Debt-to-GDP ratios have grown to unprecedented levels in many industrialised economies. To combat this threat, the authors call for a global debt brake following the Swiss or German example. The debt brakes should be incorporated into national constitutions and monitored by independent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009686821
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A three percent structural deficit rule
Breuer, Christian - In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 57 (2022) 1, pp. 2-3
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The economics of fiscal rules and debt sustainability
Beetsma, Roel - In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 57 (2022) 1, pp. 11-15
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Towards new fiscal rules in the euro area?
Mathieu, Catherine; Sterdyniak, Henri - In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 57 (2022) 1, pp. 16-20
Faced with the impossibility of reaching a political agreement to review the fiscal treaties, the Commission could limit itself to applying the current rules with flexibility, which would maintain an ambiguous situation: much ado about nothing.
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