Is Lisbon far from Maastricht? Trade-offs and complementarities between fiscal discipline and structural reforms

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 165-196

  Buti, Marco ^a   Röger, Werner ^a   Turrini, Alessandro ^a  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Economic effects of deficits; Stability and Growth Pact; Structural reforms

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; FISCAL REFORM; LABOR MARKET; MAASTRICHT TREATY; STRUCTURAL POLICY; TRADE-OFF;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 61449177890     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifp001     Document Type: Article

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