Discretionary Fiscal Policy in the EMU Context: An Empirical Approach (1981-2010) & the Recent Reform in European Governance
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Keywords
Fiscal Policy; Discretionarity; Countercyclicality; Flexibitlity; Stability and Growth Pact; Business Cycle; National Fiscal Rules; Sustainability; Fiscal Discipline;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General
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