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  1. A proposal for reforming the Stability and Growth Pact
    Author: Sigl-Glöckner, Philippa; Krahé, Max; Kern, Florian; Schuster, Florian
    Published: 15.06.2022
    Publisher:  Dezernat Zukunft e.V., Berlin

    There is consensus that the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) needs to evolve. In this paper, we put forward reform ideas aimed at reducing debt levels, enabling sustainable growth and strengthening Europe's sovereignty without a change in primary... more

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    There is consensus that the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) needs to evolve. In this paper, we put forward reform ideas aimed at reducing debt levels, enabling sustainable growth and strengthening Europe's sovereignty without a change in primary legislation. The current fiscal framework leads to a suboptimal trade-off between austerity and growth. Our proposals therefore focus on two ideas: first, putting more emphasis on the primary deficit in both the corrective and the preventive arm of the SGP; and second, simplifying and revising the preventive arm, in particular the estimation of potential output. These reforms would make the SGP more effective in reducing debt ratios, reduce the risk of contractionary austerity while allowing for growth, and contribute to economic convergence. A clearer focus of fiscal policy on primary deficits would also sharpen the distinction between fiscal and monetary policy, as monetary policy has no direct influence on the primary balance. Finally, we argue that substantive progress towards European sovereignty would require major reform. Given today's understanding of monetary policy transmission mechanisms, mechanically limiting sovereign credit at an arbitrary debt-to-GDP ratio seems particularly problematic as it can no longer be justified with the aim of avoiding fiscal dominance.

     
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    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    hdl: 10419/277897
    Series: Policy paper / Dezernat Zukunft, Institut für Makrofinanzen
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    Subjects: europe; fiscal policy; monetary policy
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 28 Seiten), Illustrationen
  2. Living in rural areas and self-employment
    Author: Belloc, Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto; Velilla, Jorge
    Published: February 2022
    Publisher:  IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn, Germany

    This paper examines whether workers living in rural areas are more likely to be self-employed, compared with those in urban areas. We provide evidence for 35 European countries, using the European Working Conditions Survey for the year 2015. We also... more

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    This paper examines whether workers living in rural areas are more likely to be self-employed, compared with those in urban areas. We provide evidence for 35 European countries, using the European Working Conditions Survey for the year 2015. We also study the time devoted to market work, and monthly earnings, of self-employed workers in rural and urban areas. Results show that workers in rural areas are more likely to be self-employed than workers in urban areas, although engaging in self-employment in rural areas is associated with significantly lower monthly incomes. We also report differences by welfare state regime. Self-employment is considered a key mechanism to compensate for the difficulty of developing in rural areas, and this paper shows that workers in rural areas in Europe are more likely to be self-employed, despite more challenging working conditions.

     
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    Series: Discussion paper series / IZA ; no. 15059
    Subjects: rural areas; self-employment; europe; earnings; work hour
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 41 Seiten)
  3. The DLT sandbox under the pilot-regulation
    Author: Zetzsche, Dirk; Woxholth, Jannik
    Published: 29/04/2021
    Publisher:  European Banking Institute e.V., Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    The European Commission published its new Digital Finance Strategy on 24 September 2020 (DFS 2020). One of the centerpieces of the Strategy is the draft regulation on a pilot regime for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology... more

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    The European Commission published its new Digital Finance Strategy on 24 September 2020 (DFS 2020). One of the centerpieces of the Strategy is the draft regulation on a pilot regime for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology (known as PilotR). The PilotR Proposal foresees a regulatory sandbox approach for the European Single Market, offering firms a set of exemptions from EU financial law allowing them to test distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) in certain activities related to trading, clearing, and settlement. Besides offering room for experiment, the PilotR Proposal supports the education of EU regulators about DLTs in this context, which may come to form the basis for foundational changes to EU law. The PilotR Proposal constitutes a significant step towards a future-proof EU fintech framework. We appreciate the European scale of PilotR, with an ‘EU Passport’ and ongoing cooperation across competent authorities and the ESMA. PilotR is characterized by an innovative ‘Business Plan Approach’ where the DLT operator defines governance functions and liabilities of entities operating, and connected to, DLT. Through this Business Plan Approach, PilotR promotes innovation while demanding business-specific risk mitigation, avoiding one-size-fits-all approaches. This bold regulatory move, however, prompts legal questions regarding the enforceability of business-induced rules vis-à-vis the nodes that do not qualify as operators as well as third parties. Furthermore, the PilotR Proposal would benefit from three amendments: First, EU legislators should articulate a clear link between the priorities laid down in the DFS 2020 and PilotR, along with an explanation of how PilotR fits into a broader set of measures to support innovation. Second, PilotR is characterized by a narrow scope with a relatively long timeline for testing, thereby the degree of mutual learning will be reduced. Third, being limited to authorized MiFID firms and CSDs only, regulatory leniency will be reserved for incumbents only – despite PilotR’s expressed objective to benefit innovative start-ups

     
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    Series: EBI working paper series ; no. 92 (2021)
    Subjects: DLT; sandbox; crypto; crypto-assets; cryptoassets; blockchain; distributed; ledger; technology; crypto-currency; cryptocurrency; eu; europe; regulation; law; FinTech; fin-tech; finance; regtech; reg-tech; bitcoin; ether; securities regulation; investment law; financial law; ESMA
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 35 Seiten), Illustrationen