Bij EU-denktank Bruegel hoopt men dat de langdurige lage rente overheden op het idee zal brengen met een betere fiscale politiek ook de groei te stimuleren, terwijl men aandacht blijft geven aan de obsessie met kooldioxide. Hoe ‘verantwoordelijk’ de Europese overheden financieel zijn? Veel wishful thinking hier.

Can governments make their fiscal policy go further? And are they trusted enough to try? This week The Sound of Economics asks if the quality of public spending is as important as the quantity.

With interest rates so low for so long, central bankers are running out of levers to pull. But perhaps better fiscal policy can help economies grow as well as cutting carbon emissions. Politicians, journalists and economist have spent years bickering about the quantity of public spending in Europe, but the quality of public spending could be just as important. This week’s podcast features Maria Demertzis, Boris Cournede, Francesco Papadia and Nicholas Barrett.

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Publicatie 22 oktober