We analyze how the combined effect of automatic stabilizers and discretionary changes in tax-benefit systems have affected the cushioning of income shocks in the Euro zone and the EU-27 in the period 2007-2014. We propose a new summary measure of the combined effect of automatic stabilizers and...

We analyze how the combined effect of automatic stabilizers and discretionary changes in taxbenefit systems have affected the cushioning of income shocks in the Euro zone and the EU-27 in the period 2007-2014. We propose a new summary measure of the combined effect of automatic stabilizers and...

In this paper, we use local projections to investigate the impact of consolidation shocks on GDP growth, conditional on the fragility of government finances. Based on a database of fiscal plans in OECD countries, we show that spending shocks are less detrimental than tax-based consolidation. In...

Die deutsche Schuldenbremse wird als Investitionsbremse kritisiert. Fraglich ist insbesondere, ob die Schuldenbremse bei konjunkturellen Schwankungen im Regelfall genügend Spielraum für eine antizyklische Kreditaufnahme lässt. Volkswirtschaftlich wichtige öffentliche Investitionen könnten...