Budgetary consolidation under different exchange rate regimes

Authors
Publication date 2012
Journal Economics Letters
Volume | Issue number 117 | 3
Pages (from-to) 912-916
Organisations
  • Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) - Amsterdam School of Economics Research Institute (ASE-RI)
Abstract Using the IMF’s "action-based" dataset, we show that budgetary consolidation under both the euro and other exchange rate regimes negatively affects GDP growth, while it raises unemployment. However, these effects are more pronounced under the euro.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2012.07.010
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