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Introduction / Alberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi -- Government spending and private activity / Valerie A. Ramey -- Fiscal multipliers in recession and expansion / Alan J. Auerbach and Yuriy Gorodnichenko -- The household effects of government spending / Francesco Giavazzi and Michael McMahon -- The role of growth slowdowns and forecast errors in public debt crises / William Easterly -- Game over : simulating unsustainable fiscal policy / Richard W. Evans, Laurence J. Kotlikoff, and Kerk L. Phillips -- How do Laffer curves differ across countries? / Mathias Trabandt and Harald Uhlig -- Perceptions and misperceptions of fiscal inflation / Eric M. Leeper and Todd B. Walker -- The "Austerity Myth" : gain without pain? / Roberto Perotti -- Can public sector wage bills be reduced? / Pierre Cahuc and Stephane Carcillo -- Entitlement reforms in Europe : policy mixes in the current pension reform process / Axel H. Börsch-Supan -- "Fiscal devaluation" and fiscal consolidation : the VAT in troubled times / Ruud de Mooij and Michael Keen -- Fiscal rules : theoretical issues and historical experiences / Charles Wyplosz -- The electoral consequences of large fiscal adjustments / Alberto Alesina, Dorian Carloni, and Giampaolo Lecce