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Lessons learned from poor governance: A comparison of the EU strategies for exiting the crises of 2008 and 2020

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  • Bilbao-Ubillos, Javier

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This paper analyses the EU's strategy for recovering from the economic and social consequences of the pandemic, of which the NextGenerationEU temporary stimulus package forms part. That strategy is compared to the diametrically opposite approach taken by EU institutions in the crisis of 2008. The most significant elements and economic policy references adopted in the two cases are identified. The paradigm shift in economic policy is evident, and the errors that led to a double dip in European economies in the handling of the earlier crisis have been avoided. In spite of the better discretionary response, it is argued that there is a need for a permanent, amply endowed, well-designed European stabilisation mechanism free from complexes in regard to the mutualisation of debt, so as to simplify procedures and reduce reaction times in the face of further crises.

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  • Bilbao-Ubillos, Javier, 2023. "Lessons learned from poor governance: A comparison of the EU strategies for exiting the crises of 2008 and 2020," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 372-379.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:streco:v:67:y:2023:i:c:p:372-379
    DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2023.09.005
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    Keywords

    European recovery strategies; Crises of 2008 & 2020; Paradigm shift in economic policy; Alternative intervention approaches; Permanent stabilisation mechanism;
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    JEL classification:

    • E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General
    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
    • E51 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers

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