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The Economics of Fiscal Rules and Debt Sustainability

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  • Roel Beetsma

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Because they exert cross-border spillover effects, fiscal policies of individual EU member states are a common concern for the entire EU.

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  • Roel Beetsma, 2022. "The Economics of Fiscal Rules and Debt Sustainability," Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics;Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), vol. 57(1), pages 11-15, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:intere:v:57:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1007_s10272-022-1021-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10272-022-1021-1
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    2. Diptes C. P. Bhimjee, 2023. "The euro area sovereign debt crisis and the sovereign debt Laffer curve: a historic assessment for 1999–2014," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-12, December.

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    Keywords

    E62; H6;

    JEL classification:

    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H6 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt

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