The European Redemption Pact (ERP), a proposal of the German Council of Economic Experts, describes an exit strategy from the debt crisis which currently plagues the Euro-Area. The pact includes a binding commitment of all participating countries to bring public debt ratios below the reference...

This paper presents a review of the most significant fiscal rules policymakers can choose from. The insights from this review are then applied to the current budgetary situation of the European Union. In the European Union, the supranational Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) should provide the...

Die Einzahlungen und Bürgschaften im Rahmen des Europäischen Stabilisierungsmechanismus (ESM) führen zu einer starken Belastung der soliden Euroländer – ob das Kapital überhaupt ausreicht, ist zudem nicht sicher. Sinnvoller wäre es, nicht die Staatsschulden in den Fokus zu nehmen,...