Greece’s fiscal situation far worse than US: Atlanta Fed

piggy-bank-drowning

An Atlanta Federal Reserve paper, published in July in the EconSouth review for the second quarter of 2010, compares Greece's fiscal deficit to the United States's, and argues that despite the size of the US deficit, Greece's fiscal situation remains far worse.

The report examines the sovereign debt crisis in Greece, and its implications on other countries. It shows that the United States ran a budget deficit in fiscal year 2009 equal to about 10% of GDP and had a total stock of public debt

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.