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This note shows that the aggregate fiscal expenditure stimulus in the United States, properly adjusted for the declining fiscal expenditure of the fifty states, was close to zero in 2009. While the Federal government stimulus prevented a net decline in aggregate fiscal expenditure, it did not...
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This note shows that the aggregate fiscal expenditure stimulus in the United States, properly adjusted for the declining fiscal expenditure of the fifty states, was close to zero in 2009. While the Federal government stimulus prevented a net decline in aggregate fiscal expenditure, it did not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288146
The paper reviews and evaluates in a non-technical manner the economic and political arguments for and against the two fiscal convergence criteria written into the Treaty of Maastricht and its Protocols. In order to qualify for full membership in Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), net general...
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financial sector misallocations arising from the Global Financial Crisis. A survey of fifty academic articles relating to both …
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the aftermath of the global crisis started in 2008, affording special consideration to rules and institutions. Session 1 … analysed the experiences that took shape in individual states thanks to their own budget frameworks and institutions. Session 2 … and budget institutions. …
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The scientific reassessment of the economic role of the state after the crisis has renewed interest in Abba Lerner … effectiveness of tackling the crisis with the different part of public budget. It also allows us to understand ways of increasing … growth, deflation, and weak public finances. …
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The financial crisis revealed flaws in pre-crisis policy frameworks. Particular gaps included the failure of monetary … and financial policies to incorporate fully the implications of the rapid pro-cyclical growth in financial leverage and … manoeuvre in event of a crisis. During the crisis, the clear pre-crisis assignments of policy instruments to objectives became …
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sovereign debt crises exposed the limited resilience of the euro area’s economic structures. Economic growth was masking … structural reform momentum increased notably in the second decade, particularly in those countries most hit by the crisis. The … strengthened national economic structures were supported by a reformed EU crisis and economic governance framework. However …
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What is the role of economic institutions in the effectiveness of fiscal policy? This paper argues that the extent to … which fiscal policy affects long-term growth depends on how economically free a country enjoys. The authors use a sample of … spending, economic freedom and economic growth. The non-linear effect of fiscal policy on growth is investigated by extending …
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The core objective of this paper is to determine the main political and economic conditions and challenges related to the possible evolution of the integration process in the euro area toward fiscal federalism and fiscal union as a way to increase the capacity of the area to cope with future...
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