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Author(s): Alexandr Hobza, Gilles Mourre, European Commission
Quantifying the potential macroeconomic effects of the Europe 2020 strategy: stylised scenarios(352 kB)
Summary for non-specialists(97 kB)
An essential part of the Europe 2020 strategy consists of reforms with a medium- to long-term horizon that focus on promoting the sustainability of public finances and enhancing potential growth. Building on structural reform simulations with the DSGE model QUEST III, this paper presents several stylised scenarios combining fiscal consolidation efforts with differentiated progress in implementing structural reforms to explore the possible extent of gains from such reforms. The results confirm that if the EU succeeds in generating necessary reform momentum, GDP could increase by up to 7% by 2020. The extent of the benefits will crucially depend on the depth and breadth of undertaken reforms, however..
KC-AI-10-424-EN-N (online) | |
ISBN 978-92-79-14910-8 (online) | |
ISSN 1725-3187 (online) | |
doi: 10.2765/43952 (online) |
Economic Papers are written by the staff of the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, or by experts working in association with them. The Papers are intended to increase awareness of the technical work being done by staff and to seek comments and suggestions for further analysis. The views expressed are the author’s alone and do not necessarily correspond to those of the European Commission.
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