Eurozone fiscal policies grew real GDP, dampened inflation – ECB

However, Covid-era policies led to higher deficits and debt in years following pandemic, research finds

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Eurozone governments’ efforts to support economies through the pandemic and the subsequent shocks were effective at fostering growth and fighting inflation, a study from the European Central Bank shows. However, the authors add that the ramifications are still being felt in higher deficits.

In a blogpost today (April 28), ECB researchers Elena Angelini, Krzysztof Bańkowski, Cristina Checherita-Westphal, Philip Muggenthaler-Gerathewohl and Srečko Zimic find that when governments raised spending

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