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Fiscal federalism theory seeks to establish the optimal organization of a government, confined by certain geographic boundaries. The implications of that theory for the monetary unification process are shortly inquired. The literature measuring the redistribution and stabilization effects of the...
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This paper examines the impact of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on the fiscal performance of EU member states …. I will show that the process towards EMU and the accompanying Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) have increased fiscal … constrained by the institutions of the SGP: During the period of accession, the threat of being excluded from the final stage of …
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increase the capacity of the area to cope with future economic and financial crises. The issue of a separate budget for this … area is of particular interest in this article. The idea of such a budget has recently become the subject of lively public …
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In the discussions on the need for fiscal rules and their usefulness in a monetary union, researchers have not agreed if financial markets have a sufficiently disciplining effect on governments, which would mean that the fiscal rules are not necessary. This paper investigates whether the...
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simultaneously ensure a balanced budget. We compute hypothetical transfers for the Eurozone members from 2001 to 2012 to illustrate …
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Robust GDP growth, declining unemployment, low and stable inflation, and a string of fiscal and current account surpluses -- it's a record to be envied. These outcomes in Canada owe much to sound macroeconomic policies, as well as to a favorable external environment. This book focuses on these...
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This paper studies the nature of the shocks affecting the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), and examines whether a hypothetical Eastern Caribbean fiscal insurance mechanism could insure member countries of the union against asymmetric national income shocks. The empirical results suggest...
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