On the one hand, every official document about fiscal policy in Spain, and most orthodox academic papers argue that … Spain has no "fiscal space" and that it should apply resolute actions to assure budget consolidation. On the other hand …, Spain also had the second highest unemployment rate in the Eurozone in 2015: 21% of the active population. A rapid decline …

On the one hand, every official document about fiscal policy in Spain, and most orthodox academic papers argue that … Spain has no "fiscal space" and that it should apply resolute actions to assure budget consolidation. On the other hand …, Spain also had the second highest unemployment rate in the Eurozone in 2015: 21% of the active population. A rapid decline …

This paper analyzes German and Spanish fiscal policy using simple policy rules. We choose Germany and Spain, as both … and Spain generally exhibit a positive relationship between government revenues and debt. Using Markov …