The European Redemption Pact: Implementation and Macroeconomic Effects

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Series Details Vol.47, No.4, July-August 2012, p230-239
Publication Date July 2012
ISSN 0020-5346
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One possible solution to the sovereign debt crisis is the European Redemption Pact (ERP) proposed by the German Council of Economic Experts. The ERP provides sustainable financing conditions for participating sovereigns to facilitate bringing public debt ratios below 60% within the next 20 to 25 years. This paper describes ERP implementation and analyses the fiscal effects of participating in the ERP.

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Intereconomics: Archive http://archive.intereconomics.eu/years/
VoxEU.org, 25.7.12: A Redemption Pact for Europe: Time to act now http://www.voxeu.org/article/redemption-pact-europe-time-act-now
EUObserver, 5.10.12: Germany backs pooling of debt, no joint liability http://euobserver.com/economic/117767

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