Showing 1 - 10 of 207
The view is widespread that there are just two options for the future of the Eurozone - either it is complemented by a fiscal union, or it will fall apart. In this paper, we discuss five possible elements of a fiscal union, of which three are in the centre of the current debate on fiscal union...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331439
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001353982
This contribution develops a blueprint for a European fiscal union. We argue that a viable European fiscal union can be constructed without joint liability for public debt or a centralized government with a large common budget. Such a fiscal union should combine elements of market discipline...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011431564
This paper offers a comprehensive comparison of the structure of banking and financial markets in the euro area. Based on this, several hypotheses about the role of banks in monetary policy transmission are developed. Many of the predictions that have been proposed for the U.S. are deemed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011419463
We analyze different options for the design of a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA). We assess their effectiveness to act as an insurance device in the presence of asymmetric macroeconomic shocks. Running counterfactual simulations based on micro data for the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011375679
The current system for the financing of the EU needs to be reformed. This paper puts forth a reform proposal with two … important elements: first, the addition of an EU VAT share on receipts; and second, a shift in power from the European Council … to the European Parliament with regard to the determination of the structure of EU expenditures. The first element will …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346642
We analyze different options for the design of a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA). We assess their effectiveness to act as an insurance device in the presence of asymmetric macroeconomic shocks. Running counterfactual simulations based on micro data for the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449042
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012035976
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011987570
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012033051