The concept of market-based fiscal discipline posits that a government which runs persistent, excessive fiscal deficits will face an increased cost of borrowing and eventually, a reduced availability of credit, and that these market actions will provide an incentive to correct irresponsible...

Sparpolitik als Antwort auf Finanzmarktkrise und Staatsschuldenkrise? Ein amerikanischer Professor für Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik zeigt in einer historischen und aktuellen Studie die unvermeidbar negativen Folgen der heute in Europa weit verbreiteten Politik auf. (Jürgen Plieninger)

The debate about the use of fiscal instruments for macroeconomic stabilization has regained prominence in the aftermath of the Great Recession, and the experience of a monetary union equipped with fiscal shock absorbers, such as the United States, has often been a reference. This paper enhances...

US federal transfers to individuals are large, countercyclical, vary geographically, and are often credited for helping stabilize regional economies. This paper estimates the short-run effects of these transfers using plausibly exogenous regional variation in temporary stimulus packages and...