Bericht
A budget for Europe's monetary union
In a monetary union, national fiscal deficits are of limited help to counteract deep recessions; union-wide support is needed. A common euro-area budget (1) should provide a temporary but significant transfer of resources in case of large regional shocks, (2) would be an instrument to counteract severe recessions in the area as a whole, and (3) would ensure financial stability. The four main options for stabilisation of regional shocks to the euro area are: unemployment insurance, payments related to deviations of output from potential, the narrowing of large spreads, and discretionary spending. The common resource would need to be well-designed to be distributionally neutral, avoid free-riding behaviour and foster structural change while be of sufficient size to have an impact. Linking budget support to large deviations of output from potential appears to be the best option. A borrowing capacity equipped with a structural balanced budget rule could address area-wide shocks. It could serve as the fiscal backstop to the bank resolution authority. Resources amounting to 2 percent of euro-area GDP would be needed for stabilisation policy and financial stability.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Bruegel Policy Contribution ; No. 2012/22
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Wolff, Guntram B.
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Bruegel
- (wo)
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Brussels
- (wann)
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2012
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Bericht
Beteiligte
- Wolff, Guntram B.
- Bruegel
Entstanden
- 2012
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