Fiscal policy staying the course in troubled times by Niels Thygesen, Roel Beetsma, Massimo Bordignon, Xavier Debrun, Mateusz Szczurek, Martin Larch, Matthias Busse, Mateja Gabrijelcic, Laszlo Jankovics, Janis Malzubris published by VOXEU (6/2022). The war in Ukraine has clouded the…
Public finances and climate change in the post-pandemic era by Niels Thygesen, Roel Beetsma, Massimo Bordignon, Xavier Debrun, Mateusz Szczurek, Martin Larch, Matthias Busse, Mateja Gabrijelcic, Laszlo Jankovics, Janis Malzubris published by VOXEU (3/2022). “One of the key challenges for…
A proposal for a central fiscal capacity for the EMU targeting euro area, national, and regional shocks by Roel Beetsma, Jacopo Cimadomo, Josha van Spronsen published by VOXEU (3/2022). The global crisis and Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the limitations of…
High debt, low rates, and tail events: Rules-based fiscal frameworks under stress by Niels Thygesen, Roel Beetsma, Massimo Bordignon, Xavier Debrun, Mateusz Szczurek, Martin Larch, Matthias Busse, Mateja Gabrijelcic, Laszlo Jankovics, Stefano Santacroce published by VOXEU (3/2021) National governments and…
Drivers of pension reform measures in the OECD by Roel Beetsma, Ward Romp, Ron van Maurik published by VOXEU (11/2017) “Population ageing means that many current pension regimes are unsustainable, but the timing of pension reform measures is a…
Reforming the EU fiscal framework: Now is the time by Niels Thygesen, Roel Beetsma, Massimo Bordignon, Xavier Debrun, Mateusz Szczurek, Martin Larch, Matthias Busse, Mateja Gabrijelcic, Eloïse Orseau, Stefano Santacroce published by VOXEU (10/2020) “This year’s annual report of the…
Independent Fiscal Councils: watchdogs or lapdogs? by Roel Beetsma and Xavier Debrun published by VOXEU (1/2018). “The essays in this book survey the motivations for IFCs, analyse their core features and effectiveness in varied institutional settings, distill elements of…
Independent fiscal councils and the conduct of fiscal policy: insights from a new eBook by Roel Beetsma and Xavier Debrun published by VOXEU (1/2018). “The proliferation of independent fiscal councils raises the question as to how toothless watchdogs can…
