Austerity, 9780691208633
Paperback
Decoding austerity: separating fact from fiction for sound policy.

Austerity

when it works and when it doesn't

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    296 pages

  • Release Date

    7 February 2021

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Summary

Austerity: A Clear-Eyed Look at Fiscal Policy

Winner of the Hayek Book Prize, Manhattan Institute

One of the Financial Times’ Summer Books of 2019: Economics

A Project Syndicate Best Read in 2019

Fiscal austerity is hugely controversial. Opponents argue that it can trigger downward growth spirals and become self-defeating. Supporters argue that budget deficits have to be tackled aggressively at all t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780691208633
ISBN-10:0691208638
Author:Alberto Alesina, Carlo Favero, Francesco Giavazzi
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:296
Release Date:7 February 2021
Weight:666g
Dimensions:203mm x 133mm
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“Winner of the Hayek Book Prize, Manhattan Institute”

“Winner of the Hayek Book Prize, Manhattan Institute”“One of the Financial Times’ Summer Books of 2019: Economics”“A Project Syndicate Best Read in 2019”

About The Author

Alberto Alesina

Alberto Alesina (1957–2020) was the Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University.

Carlo Favero is the Deutsche Bank Chair in Quantitative Finance and Asset Pricing at Bocconi University in Milan.

Francesco Giavazzi is professor of economics at Bocconi University.

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