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Budgetary consolidation under different exchange rate regimes

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  • Beetsma, Roel
  • Giuliodori, Massimo
  • Hanson, Jesper

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Using the IMF’s “action-based” dataset, we show that budgetary consolidation under both the euro and other exchange rate regimes negatively affects GDP growth, while it raises unemployment. However, these effects are more pronounced under the euro.

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  • Beetsma, Roel & Giuliodori, Massimo & Hanson, Jesper, 2012. "Budgetary consolidation under different exchange rate regimes," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 117(3), pages 912-916.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:117:y:2012:i:3:p:912-916
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.07.010
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    Keywords

    Consolidation; Action-based data; Euro; Flexible/fixed exchange rates;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • E63 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Comparative or Joint Analysis of Fiscal and Monetary Policy; Stabilization; Treasury Policy
    • H61 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Budget; Budget Systems
    • H62 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Deficit; Surplus

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