Eurozone public debt problem: an analysis from the perspective of the institutions and policies

Based on a synthetic literature review, the present article summarizes the main characteristics of the Eurozone institutional setup and the related economic and political incentives that drive Eurozone governments to increase their public debts, disregarding the limits agreed in the European treatis...

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Main Author: Ionela Baltatescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nicolae Titulescu University 2013-05-01
Series:Global Economic Observer
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Online Access:http://www.globeco.ro/wp-content/uploads/vol/split/vol_1_no_1/geo_2013_vol1_art_010.pdf
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description Based on a synthetic literature review, the present article summarizes the main characteristics of the Eurozone institutional setup and the related economic and political incentives that drive Eurozone governments to increase their public debts, disregarding the limits agreed in the European treatises. We propose a theoretical and qualitative approach, taking into account the general features and the nature of Eurozone institutional setup. The second and third part of the paper contains a review of the Eurozone institutional setup and its role in sovereign debt problem of Euro area while the fourth part of the paper carries out a concise analysis of some proposed strategies and policy tools to fight Eurozone debt problem: ECB bond buying, EFSF/ESM leverage, Eurobonds and Euro-TARP.
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Eurozone public debt problem: an analysis from the perspective of the institutions and policies
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public debt
fiscal union
Eurobonds
ECB bond buying
Euro-TARP
title Eurozone public debt problem: an analysis from the perspective of the institutions and policies
title_full Eurozone public debt problem: an analysis from the perspective of the institutions and policies
title_fullStr Eurozone public debt problem: an analysis from the perspective of the institutions and policies
title_full_unstemmed Eurozone public debt problem: an analysis from the perspective of the institutions and policies
title_short Eurozone public debt problem: an analysis from the perspective of the institutions and policies
title_sort eurozone public debt problem an analysis from the perspective of the institutions and policies
topic public debt
fiscal union
Eurobonds
ECB bond buying
Euro-TARP
url http://www.globeco.ro/wp-content/uploads/vol/split/vol_1_no_1/geo_2013_vol1_art_010.pdf
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