Fiscal Policy in the European Union

"This book offers a comprehensive analysis of current national fiscal policies in the European Union and European Monetary Union, and provides insights into the consequences of these fiscal policies on economic activity. With contributions from a range of experts, the book focuses on the coordination problems between the single monetary policy and national fiscal policies, and the negative impact on the capacity of fiscal policy to correct short-term economic fluctuations and to accelerate economic growth in the long-term in European economies. This book is an essential read for all interested in the role of fiscal policy in the European Union."--BOOK JACKET.

JESUS FERREIRO is Associate Professor in Economics at the University of the Basque Country, in Bilbao, Spain.

GIUSEPPE FONTANA is Professor of Monetary Economics at the University of Leeds, UK, and Associate Professor at the Universit del Sannio, Italy.

FELIPE SERRANO is Professor in Economics at the University of the Basque Country, in Bilbao, Spain.