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Fiscal devaluation: Economic stimulus for crisis countries in the euro area
Member countries of the euro area, and the peripheral states in particular, face an especially difficult problem: on the one hand, they urgently need stronger economic growth to reduce high debt and unemployment levels. On the other hand, however, they have no scope to use fiscal policy to stimulate the economy. One way to strengthen economic growth without burdening public finances might be to implement a "fiscal devaluation." This concept includes reducing social security contributions for employers
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Englisch
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Journal: DIW Economic Bulletin ; ISSN: 2192-7219 ; Volume: 4 ; Year: 2014 ; Issue: 10 ; Pages: 12-18 ; Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
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Wirtschaft
Fiscal Policy
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fiscal policy
fiscal devaluation
tax policy
trade balance
international competitiveness
and therefore ancillary wage costs
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Bernoth, Kerstin
Burauel, Patrick
Engler, Philipp
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Veröffentlichung
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
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Berlin
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2014
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Artikel
Associated
- Bernoth, Kerstin
- Burauel, Patrick
- Engler, Philipp
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Time of origin
- 2014