Arbeitspapier

Austerity, cyclical adjustment and the remaining leeway for expansionary fiscal policies in the Euro area

Fiscal policy in the Euro area is still dominated by austerity measures implemented under the institutional setting of the 'reformed' stability and growth pact, and the even stricter 'fiscal compact'. At the same time, calls for a more expansionary fiscal policy to overcome the economic crisis have become more frequent, recently. Therefore, the article tries to assess the remaining leeway for a truly expansionary fiscal policy within the existing institutional framework. Special emphasis is put on the method of cyclical adjustment employed by the European commission in order to assess member states' fiscal position and effort. It turns out that even in the existing framework the leeway for a macroeconomically and socially more sensible fiscal policy using the interpretational leeway inherent in the rules is quite substantial.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: IMK Working Paper ; No. 140

Classification
Wirtschaft
Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
Fiscal Policy
Studies of Particular Policy Episodes
National Deficit; Surplus
National Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
Subject
fiscal policy
austerity
cyclical adjustment of public finances
Euro area

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Truger, Achim
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung (IMK)
(where)
Düsseldorf
(when)
2014

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-201411242641
Last update
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Truger, Achim
  • Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung (IMK)

Time of origin

  • 2014

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