Fiscal consolidation in the euro area: How much pain can structural reforms ease?

Derek Anderson (), Benjamin Hunt and Stephen Snudden

Journal of Policy Modeling, 2014, vol. 36, issue 5, 785-799

Abstract: The IMF's Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal model (GIMF) is used to examine the scope for structural reforms in the euro area to offset the negative impact of fiscal consolidation required to put public debt back on a sustainable path. The results suggest that structural reforms in core countries could be expected to offset the near-term negative impact on activity arising from the required fiscal consolidation. However, for the periphery, the results suggest that it would take several years before structural reforms could return the level of output back to its pre-consolidation path.

Keywords: Fiscal consolidation; Fiscal policy; General equilibrium models; Structural reforms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 E27 E62 F41 F42 O43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2014.08.005

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