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Important contribution to the output gap debate: Marcell Göttert & Timo Wollmershäuser from @ifo_institut present an approach how to use survey data to estimate output gaps. Some short comments in a #thread 1/

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Göttert and Wollmershäuser use survey data on capacity utilization to estimate output gaps. In comparison to the current approach by the EU_Commission, this can already be seen as an improvement as the measure is less susceptible to revisions of past values. 2/
However, the new measure has still some weaknesses: 1. While the path of output gaps from surveys (that is the ups and downs) are plausible, the methodology does not offer any theory-based indication when it is negative and when it is positive. 3/
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Österreich paradox! ÖVP, FPÖ und NEOS wollen Schuldenbremse in Verfassung. Ausgerechnet jetzt, wo sie in D immer umstrittener wird - ein schwerer Fehler! @michael_huether @SDullien @jsuedekum @GustavAHorn @PeterBofinger @MarterbauerM @KeineWunder @KatjaRietzler
@KatjaRietzler und ich haben jüngst gezeigt, dass die deutsche Schuldenbremse nicht als Vorbild taugt. Ohne den unerwartet kräftigen und langen Aufschwung nach 2010 wäre die Finanzlage in D ähnlich wie in Österreich oder in der Eurozone 2/n
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D konnte die Schuldenbremse wegen der guten Wirtschaftslage ohne größere Kürzungsprogramme einhalten, erst im nächsten kräftigen Abschwung - und der könnte in D wie Österreich bald sein - wird man die Bremswirkung für Konjunktur, Beschäftigung und Investitionen sehen! 2/4
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This (quite long) thread is #my2cents on the output gap campaign #CANOO started by @RobinBrooksIIF and supported, among many others, by @alan_tooze and @MESandbu . Pls read it till the end. I don't want to be polemic. I'm just looking for answers (1/x)

In EU this is a vital *political* debate. Given the well-known output gap measurement issues especially in real-time, references to 'cyclically-adjusted' fiscal balances in budgetary rules at EU level and in member states are a serious problem (2/x)
I sympathise with the claim that the Eurozone would benefit greatly from fiscal expansion both in aggregate and in specific countries, primarily Germany. Anaemic domestic demand and limited ECB policy ammunitions call for a fiscal response (3/x)
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