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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2010
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
IES Working Paper No. 30/2010
Verlag: 
Charles University in Prague, Institute of Economic Studies (IES), Prague
Zusammenfassung: 
In the discussions of the need for fiscal rules and their usefulness in a monetary union researchers have not agreed on whether the financial markets have a sufficiently disciplining effect on the governments, which would mean that the fiscal rules are not necessary. This paper investigates whether the European Union's main fiscal rule, the Stability and Growth Pact, could be substituted by the financial markets, taking into account also the effects of the latest financial and economic crisis. Our findings suggest that there is certain interaction between the financial markets and the governments' decisions on the fiscal policies and that this reaction has become stronger after the beginning of the crisis. However, the institutional setup and market conditions in the European Union are such that this interaction is biased and thus we conclude that the Union needs to have fiscal rules.
Schlagwörter: 
European Economic and Monetary Union
Stability and Growth Pact
Financial markets
Fiscal rules
JEL: 
C23
E44
E62
H62
H74
H87
Dokumentart: 
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