Question 2: Do you agree that refusal of the core EU countries to a renegotiation of the Greek bailout agreements would carry serious risks for the economic well-being of the Eurozone?
Question 1: Do you agree that a Syriza victory on 25 January would lead to a significant or sustained escalation in spreads for other peripheral Eurozone countries?
Even without a Syriza victory, it seems inevitable that Greece will have to change its position as above. The financial markets ought therefore to reflect this already to a large extent.
Question 2:Do you agree that the underperformance of tax receipts in recent years, provides a strong case for higher taxes?
Answer:
Neither agree nor disagree
Confidence level:
Not confident
Comment:
There is a case for higher taxes, but not for that reason! It is to provide the right level of public services for a civilised society.
Question 1: Do you agree that the scale of this planned reduction in total managed expenditure is credible?
Answer:
Strongly Disagree
Confidence level:
Very confident
Comment:
Cuts on this scale will be very hard to find. More cuts will be needed - but these will be very contentious especially if public sector wage pressure is up, meaning bigger service cuts.
Question 2: Do you agree that that there is a clear economic case for establishing "English votes for English laws" with the same tax and spending powers as the Scottish Parliament?
The CFM surveys informs the public about the views held by prominent economists based in Europe on important macroeconomic and public policy questions. Some surveys focus specifically on the UK economy (as the CFM is a UK research centre), but surveys can in principle focus on any macroeconomic question for any region. The surveys shed light on the extent to which there is agreement or disagreement among these experts. An important motivation for the survey is to give a more comprehensive overview of the beliefs held by economists and in particular to include the views of those economists whose opinions are not frequently heard in public debates.
Questions mainly focus on macroeconomic and public policy topics. Although there are some questions that focus specifically on the UK economy, the setup of the survey is much broader and considers questions related to other countries/regions and also considers questions not tied to a specific economy.
The surveys are done in collaboration with the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR).
Greece’s elections and the future of the Eurozone
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Question 2: Do you agree that refusal of the core EU countries to a renegotiation of the Greek bailout agreements would carry serious risks for the economic well-being of the Eurozone?
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Question 1: Do you agree that a Syriza victory on 25 January would lead to a significant or sustained escalation in spreads for other peripheral Eurozone countries?
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2014 Autumn Statement
Question 2: Do you agree that the underperformance of tax receipts in recent years, provides a strong case for higher taxes?
Question 1: Do you agree that the scale of this planned reduction in total managed expenditure is credible?
Devolving Income Tax Powers within the UK
Question 2: Do you agree that that there is a clear economic case for establishing "English votes for English laws" with the same tax and spending powers as the Scottish Parliament?
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