Fiscal Adjustments and Their Effects During the Transition to the EMU

被引:3
作者
Niko Gobbin
Bas van Aarle
机构
[1] Ghent University,Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department of General Economics
[2] Catholic University of Leuven,LICOS and Faculty of Economics
[3] University of Nijmegen,Department of Applied Economics
来源
Public Choice | 2001年 / 109卷
关键词
Transition Phase; Public Finance; Paper Analysis; Government Spending; Transfer Payment;
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The transition phase to EMU hasbeen accompanied by considerable monetaryand fiscal consolidation efforts in the EU.This paper analyses this consolidationprocess and its effects on economicactivity in the EU. It is tested to what extent fiscal retrenchment efforts havedepressed or stimulated private spending. Inthe case of the latter non-Keynesian effectsdominate the traditional Keynesianexpenditure effects of government spending,taxation and transfer payments.
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页码:269 / 299
页数:30
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