Can structural reforms help Europe?

Structural reforms that increase competition in product and labor markets are often indicated as the main policy option available for peripheral Europe to regain competitiveness and boost output. We show that, in a crisis that pushes the nominal interest rate to its lower bound, these reforms do not...

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Main Authors: Eggertsson, G, Ferrero, A, Raffo, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013