Stability and Growth Pact

The Architecture of Fiscal Policy in EMU

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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The Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) encompasses the legislative text and political resolutions regulating fiscal policy and public finances in EMU. The authors include academic economists, who provide insightful analysis, and policy makers who have contributed to the shaping of the pact and have a direct responsibility for its implementation.

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Utgivningsdatum2001-09-20
Mått140 x 216 x 25 mm
Vikt570 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor439
Upplaga1001
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781349427277

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MICHAEL J. ARTIS European University InstituteFABRIZIO BALASSONE Research Department, Bank of ItalyRAY BARRELL National Institute for Economic and Social Research ROEL BEETSMA University of Amsterdam and CEPRANTONIO J. CABRAL Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European CommissionMATTHEW B. CANZONIERI Georgetown UniversityALESSANDRA CASELLA Columbia UniversityDECLAN COSTELLO Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European CommissionTHOMAS DALSGAARD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentBEHZAD T. DIBA Georgetown UniversityKAREN DURY National Institute for Economic and Social ResearchJONAS FISCHER Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European CommissionGABRIELE GIUDICE Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European CommissionPAUL HIEBERT European Central BankSIXTEN KORKMAN Council of the European UnionALESSANDRO MISSALE University of FlorenceJAVIER PÉREZ-GARCIA European Central BankMASSIMO ROSTAGNO European Central BankALAIN DE SERRES Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentJUERGEN STARK BundesbankMATTI VIRÉN University of Turku and Bank of Finland

List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction; A.Brunila, M.Buti & D.Franco PART 1: DOES THE EMU NEED FISCAL RULES Does EMU Need a Stability Pact?; R.Beetsma The Stability and Growth Pact: a delicate balance or an albatross?; M.B.Canzoneri & B.T.Diba PART 2: WHERE DOES THE PACT COME FROM? Genesis of a Pact; J.Stark The Stability and Growth Pact: how did we get there?; D.Costello PART 3: HOW DOES THE PACT WORK? Main aspects of the working of the Stability and Growth Pact; A.J.Cabral Fiscal surveillance under the pact: the stability and Convergence Programmes; J.Fischer & G.Giudice PART 4: "CLOSE TO BALANCE OR IN SURPLUS": THE MEDIUM TERM BUDGETARY TARGETS Setting medium-term fiscal targets in EMU; M.J.Artis & M.Buti Estimating prudent budgetary margins for EU countries: a simulated SVAR model approach; T.Dalsgaard & A.de Serres The Stability and Growth Pact, will it ever be reached?; R.Barrell & K.Dury PART 5: FISCAL POLICY CO-ORDINATION UNDER THE PACT Fiscal policy, automatic stabilisers and policy co-ordination in EMU; M.Virén Should fiscal policy co-ordination go beyond the SGP?; S.Korkman PART 6: PUBLIC DEBT UNDER THE STABILITY AND GROWTH PACT Optimal debt under a deficit constraint; M.Rostagno, P.Hiebert & J.Pérez-Garcìa How should the debt be managed? Supporting the Stability Pact; A.Missale PART 7: WERE THERE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES? Public investment, the stability Pact and the 'Golden Rule'; F.Balassone & D.Franco Achieving fiscal discipline through tradable deficit permits; A.Casella Glossary References Index