Fiscal union in Europe? Redistributive and stabilizing effects of a European tax-benefit system and fiscal equalization mechanism

Economic Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 75, 2013, Pages 375-422

  Bargain, Olivier ^a,b,c,d,e   Dolls, Mathias ^a,b,c,d,e   Fuest, Clemens ^a,b,c,d,e   Neumann, Dirk ^a,b,c,d,e   Peichl, Andreas ^a,b,c,d,e   Pestel, Nico ^a,b,c,d,e   Siegloch, Sebastian ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBT CRISIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FISCAL POLICY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MACROECONOMICS; POLICY REFORM; TAX SYSTEM;

EUROPE;

EID: 84880372832     PISSN: 02664658     EISSN: 14680327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0327.12011     Document Type: Article

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