tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post6157575797570982086..comments2024-03-28T03:16:14.104-04:00Comments on Noahpinion: How important was the “structural balance” screw-up in driving European austerity?Noah Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093917601641588575noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-71026300289437365412013-10-16T02:55:13.555-04:002013-10-16T02:55:13.555-04:00Thanks. Well written piece indeed.Thanks. Well written piece indeed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691064549252696185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-85905916432416577732013-10-14T11:47:27.201-04:002013-10-14T11:47:27.201-04:00Jeremie, you might want to take a look at this reg...Jeremie, you might want to take a look at this regarding your question on German fiscal consolidation: www.intereconomics.eu/archive/year/2013/1/843/<br />Best regards<br />EKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-13243803805869140852013-10-10T05:42:44.347-04:002013-10-10T05:42:44.347-04:00Jeremie this is an important enough consideration ...Jeremie this is an important enough consideration that you should make an appended note on your original postreasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10958786975015285323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-54993007453509422032013-10-08T05:17:44.718-04:002013-10-08T05:17:44.718-04:00Sorry for the anonymity, but my position doesn'...Sorry for the anonymity, but my position doesn't allow me to speak out freely...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-57548536485671477432013-10-08T05:08:39.351-04:002013-10-08T05:08:39.351-04:00I had indeed missed this follow-up report by Matth...I had indeed missed this follow-up report by Matthew Dalton http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304213904579095481787193644.html. This is very concerning.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691064549252696185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-7125935970705316572013-10-07T17:37:08.642-04:002013-10-07T17:37:08.642-04:00I'm not sure I get your point. The SGP predate...I'm not sure I get your point. The SGP predates the crisis. Maybe you're referring to the Fiscal Compact, but as you can see in my post the medium term fiscal plan of Germany was designed before the Fiscal Compact was implemented.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691064549252696185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-17446616315929814812013-10-07T07:09:04.373-04:002013-10-07T07:09:04.373-04:00Hi Jeremie, as someone with first-hand knowledge o...Hi Jeremie, as someone with first-hand knowledge of what is happening within the EU's output gap working group, I must tell you that unfortunately there is in reality absolutely no backtracking currently going on re the current nawru and potential output methodology... Regards!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17232051.post-8408464795351181132013-10-06T05:47:42.745-04:002013-10-06T05:47:42.745-04:00The real mess up was the imposition of the SGP its...The real mess up was the imposition of the SGP itself. It was based on a complete misreading of the cause of the Euro crisis, either due to stupidity or deliberately, i.e. that we are all Greece. The rest is secondary, it;s just a corollary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com