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040 _cOSt
041 _aeng
084 _aH60
_aE62
_2jelc
100 1 _aHeimberger, Philipp
245 1 0 _aMacroeconomic and distributional effects of fiscal consolidation measures in EU countries
260 _aWien :
_bWiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw),
_c2026.
300 _a22 S.,
_b1 Table and 7 Figures,
_c30cm.
490 1 _awiiw Working Papers
_v270
520 _aWe provide new evidence on the effects of fiscal consolidation measures on output, unemployment, income inequality and consumer price inflation. To identify causal impacts, we use a narrative-based instrumental variable strategy drawing on historical records of exogenous fiscal changes motivated by deficit reduction, covering 12 EU countries from 1980 to 2020. Our results for the short to medium run show that fiscal consolidations (a) lower real output; (b) raise the unemployment rate; (c) increase income inequality; and d) reduce consumer price inflation. Contractionary macroeconomic effects are stronger during recessions than during non-recession periods.
650 _aFiscal consolidation
650 _aausterity
650 _agrowth
650 _aunemployment
650 _aincome inequality
650 _aEuropean Union
651 _aAustria
651 _aBelgium
651 _aDenmark
651 _aEuropean Union
651 _aFinland
651 _aFrance
651 _aGermany
651 _aIreland
651 _aItaly
651 _aNetherlands
651 _aPortugal
651 _aSpain
651 _aSweden
690 _aMacroeconomic Analysis and Policy
690 _aLabour, Migration and Income Distribution
700 1 _aMatzner, Anna
830 0 _v270
_w7703
_twiiw Working Papers
856 4 0 _uhttps://wiiw.ac.at/p-7525.html
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