Die alles entscheidende Herausforderung für die Wirtschaftspolitik 2012 ist die Stabilisierung des Euroraums. Die bisherigen Versuche sind unzureichend, insbesondere da ihnen die allzu enge Interpretation als Staatschuldenkrise zu Grunde liegt. Tatsächlich handelt es sich um eine...

Fiscal policy in the Euro area is still dominated by austerity measures implemented under the institutional setting of the 'reformed' stability and growth pact, and the even stricter 'fiscal compact'. At the same time, calls for a more expansionary fiscal policy to overcome the economic crisis...

It is by now a widely shared insight that fiscal policy needs to be re-strengthened as a macroeconomic policy instrument within European macroeconomic policies: Recent experiences with austerity policies, new research regarding the size of the fiscal multiplier and the fact that monetary policy...