Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Theory 17
6. 3. Expansionary and Recessionary Austerity up to the Financial Crisis of 2008 29
7. 4. Measuring the Effects of Fiscal Policy 50
8. 5. Fiscal Plans 64
9. 6. The Data 73
10. 7. The Effects of Austerity 95
11. 8. European Austerity during the Great Recession 117
12. 9. When Austerity? 160
13. 10. Austerity and Elections 175
14. 11. Conclusions 194
15. 12. The Models in Our Book: A User’s Guide 203
16. NOTES 251
17. REFERENCES 259
18. INDEX 267