Revising the European Central Bank’s fiscal rules to support growth and employment

Mario Tonveronachi

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 2015, vol. 38, issue 4, 495-508

Abstract: The paper presents a reform proposal for the operations of the European Central Bank (ECB) whose purpose is to create a common set of risk-free assets for financial institutions operating in the euro area (EA), which is the necessary condition for having a single internal financial market. The proposal does not require the introduction of changes in the existing European Union treaties. The effects of this reform on the debt dynamic of EA member countries permit a revision of the existing fiscal rules. With the help of some simulations, it is shown that maintaining compliance with the European treaties, the reform of the ECB operations and revised fiscal rules would transform the current fiscal deflationary stance into a reflationary one. Some implications for aggregate demand and growth for the EA are briefly discussed.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/01603477.2015.1109998

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