Fiscal Rules, Financial Stability and Optimal Currency Areas

Paul De Grauwe; Pasquale Foresti

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2016.07.010

Fiscal Rules, Financial Stability and Optimal Currency Areas

Paul De Grauwe, Pasquale Foresti

London School of Economics and Political Science

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Abstract

In this paper we suggest that Eurozone countries face a policy trade-off between: (1) a common rule imposing co-movements in fiscal policy; (2) financial stability; and (3) financial integration. We provide empirical evidence documenting the existence of such a trade-off in the period characterized by the financial crisis and by the sovereign debt crisis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	278-281
Number of pages	4
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	145
Issue number	C
Early online date	7 Jul 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.07.010
Publication status	Published - Aug 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Fiscal policy rules
Eurozone
Financial stability
Policy objectives
Optimal Currency Areas

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