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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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We will study in this paper the relation between public investment, public debt and fiscal rules in the European Union countries. The strict fiscal rules imposed by EU have negatively affected the investments. The decline in public investment in European Union is related to the fiscal rules...
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This paper examines the impact of budgetary institutions on public finances in the European Union on the basis of a critical survey of the relevant theoretical and empirical literature. In general, the authors find that fiscal institutions (namely fiscal rules) have successfully contributed to...
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The current European fiscal framework is highly complex. The multitude of fiscal rules and the discretion in their enforcement precludes an effective oversight and weakens the effectiveness of fiscal rules substantially. Against this background, we present a proposal for a careful refocusing of...
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