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The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Central Bank. The authors would like to thank Joao Semeano Domingues, Bela Szörfi and Vilem Valenta for their input and comments.
Sebastian Hauptmeier, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Nadine Leiner-Killinger, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Hauptmeier, S., Leiner-Killinger, N. Reflections on the Stability and Growth Pact’s Preventive Arm in Light of the COVID-19 Crisis. Intereconomics 55, 296–300 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-020-0919-8
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