• Euro Membership and Fiscal Reaction Functions 

      Weichenrieder, Alfons J.; Zimmer, Jochen (2013-05-10)
      The paper uses fiscal reaction functions for a panel of euro-area countries to investigate whether euro membership has reduced the responsiveness of countries to shocks in the level of inherited debt compared to the period ...
    • Trust in Government and Fiscal Adjustments 

      Bursian, Dirk; Weichenrieder, Alfons J.; Zimmer, Jochen (2013-06-04)
      The paper looks at the determinants of fiscal adjustments as reflected in the primary surplus of countries. Our conjecture is that governments will usually find it more attractive to pursue fiscal adjustments in a situation ...