EU fiscal rules: issues and lessons from political economy
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Keywords
deficits; fiscal rules; institutional reform; political economy; Stability and Growth Pact;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
- H3 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents
- H6 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt
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