Testing EU fiscal surveillance: how sensitive is it to variations in output gap estimates?
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- Sven Langedijk & Martin Larch, 2007. "Testing the EU fiscal surveillance: How sensitive is it to variations in output gap estimates?," European Economy - Economic Papers 2008 - 2015 285, Directorate General Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission.
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Keywords
potential output; cyclical adjustment; EU budgetary surveillance; Stability and Growth Pact; Excessive Deficit Procedure; safety margin; minimum benchmark; fiscal surveillance indicators;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
- E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
- H6 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt
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