Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/191025 
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Year of Publication: 
2018
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DIW focus No. 1
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
Large-scale fiscal consolidations and the implementation of structural reforms should help southern European countries resolve the crisis. But recent studies indicate that in conjunction with the low interest rate in the euro area, the austerity measures that has been imposed could have the opposite effect, leading to an increase in sovereign debt and economic slowdown. For this reason, a more balanced policy mix consisting of less restrictive spending measures and more investment incentives is preferable to an austere savings policy.
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