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Austerity loves company?

Sep 29, 2010

Fabian Zuleeg

Chief Executive and Chief Economist

Hans Martens

Senior Adviser on energy, public service reform and CHES

ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE

Issued as the ECOFIN Council meets to discuss economic governance proposals and the public finance crisis, this Policy Brief by Fabian Zuleeg and Hans Martens recalls that EU coordination of economic policies played a role in the response to the financial, economic and euro crises, reflecting Europe's economic interdependence.

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