Fiscal consolidation in the euro area: Long-run benefits and short-run costs

Economic Modelling

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 912-932

  Coenen, Günter ^a   Mohr, Matthias ^a   Straub, Roland ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

Author keywords

DSGE modelling; E32; E62; Euro area; Fiscal consolidation; Fiscal policy; Limited asset market participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 47349128905     PISSN: 02649993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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