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Fiscal policies in a European perspective

Client/Funding Institution

Austrian Chamber of Labour

Abstract

The study compares fiscal policies of EU member states on the basis of the Government Finance Statistics (GFS), under the assumption of full utilization during the pre-crisis period. The general research question is “What would the budgetary situation be without a financial crisis”. Particular attention is paid to economically powerful members of the Eurozone, as well as the Austrian fiscal policy.

Duration

January 2016 - December 2017

wiiw team Leader

Philipp Heimberger

wiiw Staff

Philipp Heimberger, Mario Holzner

Publications

• Warum die Volkswirtschaften der Eurozone den USA und Großbritannien seit der Finanzkrise hinterherhinken: Zur Rolle von Unterschieden in der Geld- und Fiskalpolitik

Countries covered: Austria, EU28

Research Areas: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy