@article{Herzog2018, author = {Herzog, Bodo}, title = {Reforming the Eurozone : assessment of the reform package by the European Commission - treating symptoms or root causes?}, journal = {Economics \& sociology}, volume = {11}, number = {3}, issn = {2071-789X}, doi = {10.14254/2071-789X.2018/11-3/4}, institution = {ESB Business School}, pages = {59 -- 77}, year = {2018}, abstract = {The paper studies the reform package proposed by the European Commission on 6 December 2017. First, institutional and economic implications of the reform proposal are analysed. The paper finds that some proposals are beyond the present treaty provisions. For instance, the proposal of a fiscal capacity does not tackle the economic root causes without a supranational transfer mechanism. In fact, the proposed budget neutrality over the medium-term is unfeasible due to cross country heterogeneity in the Eurozone. At the end, the paper develops policy conclusions.}, language = {en} }