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dc.contributor.authorDolls, Mathiasen
dc.contributor.authorFuest, Clemensen
dc.contributor.authorPeichl, Andreasen
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-26-
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-14T08:24:08Z-
dc.date.available2010-05-14T08:24:08Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/30695-
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes the effectiveness of the tax and transfer systems in the European Union and the US to act as an automatic stabilizer in the current economic crisis. We find that automatic stabilizers absorb 38 per cent of a proportional income shock in the EU, compared to 32 per cent in the US. In the case of an unemployment shock 48 per cent of the shock are absorbed in the EU, compared to 34 per cent in the US. This cushioning of disposable income leads to a demand stabilization of 26 to 35 per cent in the EU and 19 per cent in the US. There is large heterogeneity within the EU. Automatic stabilizers in Eastern and Southern Europe are much lower than in Central and Northern European countries. We also investigate whether countries with weak automatic stabilizers have enacted larger fiscal stimulus programs. We find no evidence supporting this view. However, we find that active fiscal policy is lower in more open economies.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aCenter for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo) |cMunichen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aCESifo Working Paper |x2878en
dc.subject.jelE32en
dc.subject.jelE63en
dc.subject.jelH20en
dc.subject.jelH31en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordautomatic stabilizationen
dc.subject.keywordcrisisen
dc.subject.keywordliquidity constraintsen
dc.subject.keywordfiscal stimulusen
dc.titleAutomatic stabilizers and economic crisis: US vs. Europe-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn617116040en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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