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The Stability and Growth Pact - crisis and reform

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  • Schuknecht, Ludger
  • Moutot, Philippe
  • Rother, Philipp
  • Stark, Jürgen

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The sovereign debt crisis in the euro area is a symptom of policy failures and deficiencies in JEL Classification: E52, E58

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  • Schuknecht, Ludger & Moutot, Philippe & Rother, Philipp & Stark, Jürgen, 2011. "The Stability and Growth Pact - crisis and reform," Occasional Paper Series 129, European Central Bank.
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    Keywords

    EU institutional reform; fiscal deficits; fiscal rules; public debt; Stability and Growth Pact;
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    JEL classification:

    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies

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