Pedersen, Jesper; Ravn, Søren Hove - 2014
We study fiscal policy in Denmark in the period 2004-2012 and compare the actual policy to counterfactual, rule …-based alternatives. Given Denmark's fixed exchange rate towards the euro, it is the job of fiscal policymakers to stabilise fluctuations … during the boom years would have helped Denmark avoid a large loss of competitiveness, thereby dampening and shortening the …