Implementing the Stability and Growth Pact : Enforcement and Procedural Flexibility /

The paper analyzes some key policy trade-offs involved in the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact. Greater "procedural" flexibility in the Pact's implementation may improve welfare. Procedural flexibility designates the enforcer's room to apply judgment on underlying...

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1. Verfasser: Beetsma, Roel
Weitere Verfasser: Debrun, Xavier
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/059
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF
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