Fiscal Devaluation - Can it Help to Boost Competitiveness?:

The recent crisis has revealed large differences in external competitiveness between euro area member countries. Since nominal exchange rate devaluation is not an option for members of a currency area, governments in troubled member countries have been considering so-called fiscal devaluation, i.e....

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1. Verfasser: Koske, Isabell (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Paris OECD Publishing 2013
Schriftenreihe:OECD Economics Department Working Papers
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Zusammenfassung:The recent crisis has revealed large differences in external competitiveness between euro area member countries. Since nominal exchange rate devaluation is not an option for members of a currency area, governments in troubled member countries have been considering so-called fiscal devaluation, i.e. a shift from employers' social security contribution to value added tax, as an alternative means to restore competitiveness. This paper discusses the potential benefits and drawbacks of such a reform and investigates under which circumstances it would have the intended effects. It argues that a fiscal devaluation can have transitory effects, but that any permanent real effects are likely to be small in size. The policy tool can thus not be a substitute for deeper structural reforms of labour, product and financial markets. However, it may be helpful as part of a broader package of reforms
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DOI:10.1787/5k3z2dckn2bw-en

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