Checherita-Westphal, Cristina

Economics
Division
Current position
Lead Economist
Fields of interest
Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics,
Public Economics,
Economic Growth
ECB Working Paper Series
2020
Interest rate-growth differentials on government debt: an empirical investigation for the euro area
No 2486
No 2486
2017
2015
Governments' payment discipline: the macroeconomic impact of public payment delays and arrears
No 1771
No 1771
2012
2011
2010
2009
ECB Occasional Paper Series
ECB Economic Bulletin Article
ECB Economic Bulletin Box
Journal publications
2016
Personal income tax progressivity and output volatility: evidence from OECD countries
Canadian Journal of Economics, Wiley, Vol. 49(3), pages 968-996
Governments’ payment discipline: The macroeconomic impact of public payment delays and arrears
Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, Vol. 47(PB), pages 147-165
2015
Fiscal Multipliers and Beyond
Hacienda Pública Española/Review of Public Economics, Vol. 215(4), pages 139-168
2014
Fiscal sustainability using growth-maximising debt targets
Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, Vol. 46(6), pages 638-647
2013
Debt and growth: New Evidence for the Euro Area
Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, Vol. 32(C), pages 809-821
2012
The Impact of High and Growing Government Debt on Economic Growth: An Empirical Investigation in the Euro area
European Economic Review, Elsevier, Vol. 56(7), pages 1392-1405
2010
What explains the surge in euro area sovereign spreads during the financial crisis of 2007-09?”
Public Finance and Management, Vol. 10, pages: 595-645
2008
Variations on Economic Convergence: The case of the United States
Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 88(2), pages 259-278,
Other publications
2019
Book: Debt and Economic Performance
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series, ISBN: 978 1 78643 908 6
2011
Book chapter: What explains the surge in euro area sovereign spreads during the financial crisis of 2007-09?
Sovereign Debt: from safety to default
2019
Economic consequences of high public debt and challenges ahead for the euro area
Banco de Portugal, Occasional Papers 4
2009
Pros and Cons of various fiscal measures to stimulate the economy
BCL working papers 40, Central Bank of Luxembourg