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Debt levels in the eurozone have reached new record highs. The member countries have tried to cushion the economic … as well as with the hypothetical application of the new fiscal rule to eurozone economies from 2022 to 2026. Finally, we … take up the recent proposal by ESM economists to increase the permissible debt ratio from 60 to 100% of GDP in the eurozone. …
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The Stability and Growth Pact introduces deficit stabilization as a new interesting objective of debt management. The interest payments on public debt may serve as an important buffer against the budget consequences of cyclical downturns and unexpected deflation. The optimal debt composition...
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This dataset presents statistics on government debt defined by the Maastricht Treaty. In the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Maastricht Treaty, government debt is defined as the debt of the whole general government sector: gross, consolidated and nominal value (face...
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supranational monetary union. Finally, I develop policy recommendations for the ongoing debate in the Eurozone. …
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The large Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) which the ECB started in 2015 on the basis of monetary policy purposes, had major side-effects on fiscal policy. One concerns the programme´s uncommon seigniorage effects. We find that the PSPP not only led to partly negative seigniorage gains,...
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The book explores the Fund's engagement in Europe in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, and especially after 2010. It explains how, why, and with what consequences the International Monetary Fund-along with the European Central Bank and the European Commission (together known as...
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