Fredrik N G Andersson
Associate professor
Fiscal policy is no free lunch: Lessons from the Swedish fiscal framework for fiscal targeting
Finanspolitik är ingen gratis lunch. Lärdomar från det svenska finanspolitiska ramverket.
Author
Summary, in English
Fredrik NG Andersson and Lars Jonung argue that the current push for fiscal activism is short-sighted. Instead, the Swedish case from the last 25 years shows that stable public finances combined with supply-side policies is the recipe for economic stability and growth.
Department/s
- Department of Economics
Publishing year
2019-06-05
Language
English
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Document type
Web publication
Publisher
voxeu.org
Topic
- Economics
Keywords
- fiscal policy
- fiscal framework
- austerity
- supply side
- economic growth
- government debt
- fiscal targeting
Status
Published