TY  - UNPD
A1  - Aldasoro, Iñaki
A1  - Faia, Ester
T1  - The fiscal compact and government debt: one law, multiple statistics
T2  - SAFE policy letter series ; 22
N2  - In many cases, the dire situation of public finances calls into question the very soundness of sovereigns and prompts corrective actions with far-reaching consequences. In this context, European authorities responded with several measures on different fronts, for instance by passing the "Fiscal Compact", which entered into force on January 1, 2013. Of critical importance in this framework is the assessment of a country’s situation by way of statistical measures, in order to take corrective actions when called for according to the letter of the law. If these statistics are not correct, there is a risk of imposing draconian measures on countries that do not really need it.
T3  - SAFE policy letter - 22 
KW  - government debt
KW  - statistics
KW  - Fiscal Compact
Y1  - 2014
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/33639
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-336398
EP  - 3
PB  - SAFE
CY  - Frankfurt am Main
ER  -