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How can the Stability and Growth Pact be improved to achieve both stronger discipline and higher flexibility?

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  • Sylvester Eijffinger, 2003. "How can the Stability and Growth Pact be improved to achieve both stronger discipline and higher flexibility?," Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics;Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), vol. 38(1), pages 10-15, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:intere:v:38:y:2003:i:1:p:10-15
    DOI: 10.1007/BF03031833
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