PIGS: austeridad fiscal, reformas estructurales y crecimiento potencial
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En este trabajo analizamos el impacto de las políticas de austeridad sobre
el crecimiento a largo plazo en aquellos países de la Unión Europea más castigados
por la crisis económica, conocidos con el acrónimo peyorativo PIGS
(Portugal, Irlanda, Grecia y España). Si la tasa de crecimiento a largo plazo de
la Eurozona se ha contraído en 1,4 puntos durante la actual crisis, en el caso
de los PIGS esa contracción está en el rango 2 – 5,6 puntos. Las causas de
esta contracción se encuentran en la conjunción del carácter pro-cíclico de
los factores explicativos del crecimiento potencial, y el sesgo recesivo de las
políticas de austeridad implementadas en la Unión Europea a partir de 2010
en respuesta a la “crisis del euro” causada por el falseamiento de las cuentas
públicas en Grecia
In this paper we analyze the impact of austerity policies on long-term growth in countries of the European Union hardest hit by the economic, known crisis with the pejorative acronym PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain). If the rate of long-term growth in the Eurozone has contracted by 1.4 points during the current crisis, in the case of the PIGS this contraction is in the range 2 – 5.6 points. The causes of this contraction are in the conjunction of nature pro - cyclical factors explaining potential growth, and the recessive bias austerity policies implemented in the European Union since 2010 in response to “the Euro crisis” caused by the distortion of the public accounts in Greece
In this paper we analyze the impact of austerity policies on long-term growth in countries of the European Union hardest hit by the economic, known crisis with the pejorative acronym PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain). If the rate of long-term growth in the Eurozone has contracted by 1.4 points during the current crisis, in the case of the PIGS this contraction is in the range 2 – 5.6 points. The causes of this contraction are in the conjunction of nature pro - cyclical factors explaining potential growth, and the recessive bias austerity policies implemented in the European Union since 2010 in response to “the Euro crisis” caused by the distortion of the public accounts in Greece







