Policy Instruments for Sound Fiscal Policies

JOAQUIM AYUSO-I-CASALS is currently working as an economist and policy analyst in the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affaires at the European Commission. He deals with fiscal policy issues in the context of the Economic and Monetary Union and, in particular, with the quality and institutional aspects of public finances. He is a former professor at the University Pompeu Fabra of Barcelona.

SERVAAS DEROOSE is Director of the Macroeconomy of the euro area and the Union in the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs at the European Commission, and a member of the Economic and Financial Committee. He has written numerous articles on different issues, including the Stability and Growth Pact and economic policies in EMU.

ELENA FLORES is Director in charge of Economies of Member States in the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs at the European Commission. She held other important positions in the past in the Commission, such as Head of Units in charge of euro introduction, financial markets developments and public finances, respectively. She was also advisor in the cabinet of the Commissioner responsible for Economic and Financial Affairs (1999-2002).

LAURENT MOULIN is a staff member of the European Commission on special leave. He is currently working at the IMF as an Economist in charge of monitoring some IMF Member States' economies. In the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affaires at the European Commission, he worked on issues related to the analysis of fiscal policies in the EU, the euro area and the Member States and methodological work on the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact.