Keep It Simple, Not Stupid – How to Save the EU Fiscal Framework?
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Keywords
Fiscal policy; EU; Fiscal rules; Public debt; Fiscal stance;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
- E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
- H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General
- H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-MAC-2021-12-20 (Macroeconomics)
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