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The eurozone remains in a deep, largely macro-economic crisis. A robust global economy and falling oil prices have … supported Europeś economy for some time, but by now it is clear that the eurozone will only be able to pull itself out of this …
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We study the determinants of sovereign bond spreads in the euro area since the introduction of the euro. We show that an aggregate risk factor is a main driver of spreads. This factor also plays an important indirect role for risk spreads through its interaction with the size and structure of...
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Fiscal rules, such as the Excessive Deficit Procedure and the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP), aim at constraining government behavior. Milesi-Ferretti (2003) develops a model in which governments circumvent such rules by reverting to creative accounting. The amount of this depends on the...
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debt sustainability. …
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deficits on interest spreads contained in bond yields of the countries now belonging to the Eurozone. Deficits significantly …
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