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The Economics of Deflation in the Euro Area : A Critique of Fiscal Austerity

Mastromatteo, Giuseppe ; Rossi, Sergio

In: Review of Keynesian Economics, 2015, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 336-350

This paper points out that the roots of the euro-area crisis are to be found in the loss of monetary sovereignty and an unsustainable credit-led economic growth in a variety of ‘peripheral’ countries. It addresses the negative consequences of fiscal austerity in the euro-area crisis framework, in particular regarding the distribution of income and the economic and financial relations...