Potential growth rates and the working of SGP fiscal rules by Carlo Cottarelli published VOXEU, indicated by Sergio Gobetti (3/2015). “The European Commission has clarified the flexibility in existing Eurozone fiscal rules. This column argues that the emphasis on…
The times teu are a-changin’: will (fiscal) history repeat itself? by Carlo Cottarelli published by IMF. “Recent political and social unrest in some emerging and developing countries may have idiosyncratic features. But they also have a common denominator: a…
Beyond the austeriity debate: the deficit bias in the post-Bretton woods Era by Carlo Cottarelli. “The austerity vs. growth debate has raged in recent months, pitting those who argue that fiscal policy should be tightened more aggressively now to…
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Walking hand in hand (Cottarelli & Jaramillo)
Walking hand in hand: Fiscal policy and growth in advanced economies by Carlo Cotarelli and Laura Jaramillo published by IMF. “Implementation of fiscal consolidation by advanced economies in coming years needs to take into account the short and long-run…
Fiscal adjustment: Too much of a good thing? by Carlo Cottarelli published by VOXEU. “Almost everyone agrees that the fiscal accounts of several advanced economies are in a pretty bad shape and need to be strengthened. But how rapid…
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Stimulus x Austerity? (Blanchard & Cottarelli)
Article The great false choice, stimulus or austerity, by Olivier Blanchard and Carlo Cottarelli (IMF), on the Financial Times. The authors say that ” there is actually no necessary conflict between restoring fiscal sustainability and maintaining support for the…
IMF by Carlo Cottarelli presented the new Fiscal Monitor. This upgranding raises the profile of fiscal issues and to fiscal developments and presented a Board paper, a background paper focusing on spending and revenue measures in support of fiscal…
Presentation of Carlos Cottarelli, Director of Fiscal Affairs Department (IMF) , titled Transparent and Credible Strategies to Achieve Medium-Term Fiscal Sustainability during the XXII Seminario Regional de Política Fiscal, organized by ECLAC which happens in Chile, between 26 and…