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Achim Truger, University of Duisburg-Essen; and German Council of Economic Experts, Wiesbaden, Germany.
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Truger, A. Reforming EU Fiscal Rules: More Leeway, Investment Orientation and Democratic Coordination. Intereconomics 55, 277–281 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-020-0915-z
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