27/01/17
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Author(s): Nicolas Carnot, Phil Evans, Serena Fatica, Gilles Mourre
Income insurance: a theoretical exercise with empirical application for the euro area
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The recent crisis has shown how economic shocks can lead to considerable and persistent cyclical divergences in the euro area. Successful monetary unions have generally been backed by fiscal arrangements providing income insurance against shocks. This paper reviews the potential issues, the underlying trade-offs and the necessary theoretical conditions to make an income insurance scheme workable, and provides an empirical application for the euro area. It also discusses ‘good’ design features, arguing that such schemes should focus on large shocks and exert a moderating effect during boom times, as well as provide cushioning against adverse shocks.
| KC-AI-15-546-EN-N (online) | KC-AI-15-546-EN-C (print) |
| ISBN 978-92-79-44814-0 (online) | ISBN 978-92-79-44815-7 (print) |
| doi: 10.2765/537291 (online) | doi: 10.2765/931269 (print) |
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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