The COVID Health Crisis and the Fiscal and Monetary Policies in the Euro Area

This paper explains the economic policy developed in the euro area to manage the economic effects induced by the COVID health crisis. First, an overview of developments in the euro area is presented. It then explains the fiscal decisions taken by member countries, as well as the monetary policy purs...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ferreiro Aparicio, Jesús, Serrano Pérez, Felipe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/70562
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/70562
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:euro area
European Union
fiscal policy
monetary
policy
COVID
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Sumario:This paper explains the economic policy developed in the euro area to manage the economic effects induced by the COVID health crisis. First, an overview of developments in the euro area is presented. It then explains the fiscal decisions taken by member countries, as well as the monetary policy pursued by the European Central Bank. The final part reflects on the advisability of abandoning the fiscal rules that limit the fiscal capacity of states in order to favor economic recovery once the health crisis has been overcome.