Government Debt, Austerity and Strikes : A Panel Data Analysis for Europe

In the present paper an empirical analysis will point out that austerity measures due to high levels of government debt as a percentage of GDP have (among others) a positive impact on social unrest measured by the number of strikes. The empirical findings of the present paper support the view of (Ponticeilli and Voth, 2011). Present article is an extension of author's previous works. The sample covers during the period 1998-2006 many European countries. The elaboration of the panel data is made feasible by means of the Eviews software package

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Georgiou, Miltiades N.
Publisher:	[2011]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Haushaltskonsolidierung \| Fiscal consolidation \| Öffentliche Schulden \| Public debt \| Arbeitskampf \| Industrial action \| EU-Staaten \| EU countries \| Europa \| Europe \| Panel \| Panel study

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (11 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments November 21, 2011 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.1962694 [DOI]
Classification:	C23 - Models with Panel Data ; F43 - Economic Growth of Open Economies ; E21 - Consumption; Saving ; P1 - Capitalist Systems ; L26 - Entrepreneurship ; J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining ; E22 - Capital; Investment (including Inventories); Capacity ; C61 - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis ; E4 - Money and Interest Rates ; E5 - Monetary Policy, Central Banking and the Supply of Money and Credit ; M1 - Business Administration ; E6 - Macroeconomic Policy Formation, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, Macroeconomic Policy, and General Outlook
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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