Introduction / Alberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi
Government Spending and Private Activity / Valerie A. Ramey
Comment: Roberto Perotti
Fiscal Multipliers in Recession and Expansion / Alan J. Auerbach and Yuriy Gorodnichenko
Comment: Robert E. Hall
The Household Effects of Government Spending / Francesco Giavazzi and Michael McMahon
Comment: Lawrence J.Christiano
The Role of Growth Slowdowns and Forecast Errors in Public Debt Crises / William Easterly
Comment: Indira Rajaraman
Game Over: Simulating Unsustainable Fiscal Policy / Richard W. Evans, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Kerk L. Phillips
Comment: Douglas W. Elmendorf
How Do Laffer Curves Differ Across Countries? / Mathias Trabandt and Harald Uhlig
Comment: Jaume Ventura
Perceptions and Misperceptions of Fiscal Inflation / Eric M. Leeper and Todd B. Walker
Comment: Jordi Galí
The 'Austerity Myth': Gain without Pain? / Roberto Perotti
Comment: Philip R. Lane
Can Public Sector Wage Bills Be Reduced? / Pierre Cahuc and Stephane Carcillo
Comment: Paolo Pinotti
Entitlement Reforms in Europe: Policy Mixes in the Current Pension Reform Process / Axel H. Börsch-Supan
Comment: David A. Wise
'Fiscal Devaluation' and Fiscal Consolidation: The VAT in Troubled Times / Ruud de Mooij and Michael Keen
Comment: James M.Poterba
Fiscal Rules: Theoretical Issues and Historical Experiences / Charles Wyplosz
Comment: Lucio R. Pench
The Electoral Consequences of Large Fiscal Adjustments / Alberto Alesina, Dorian Carloni, and Giampaolo Lecce
Comment: Thomas Romer.
Fiscal policy after the financial crisis. ISBN 9780226018584. Published by The University of Chicago Press in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.